Chapter 15 - Workbook Flashcards
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What are the substances in food that the body uses?
Nutrients
Taking food into mouth, chewing it, and swallowing it
Ingestion
Removal of undigested and absorbed food from the body
Elimination
Transport of digested food through the stomach wall or intestine and into the circulatory system
Absorption
Process of taking in and using food
Nutrition
Digestion by breaking down large molecules, such as carbohydrates, proteins, and fats, into smaller molecules that can be absorbed from the digestive tract and used by cells
Chemical
System that digests food, breaking it down into smaller molecules and ions for absorption and delivery to cells
Digestive System
Chemical catalyst, typically a specific protein
Enzyme
Breakdown of food into smaller molecules
Digestion
Digestion process of breaking down pieces of food by chewing, and by churning and mixing movements in the stomach
Mechanical
8m tube extending from mouth to anus; digestive tract
Alimentary Canal
Digestive tract below the diaphragm
Gastrointestinal Tract (GI)
The order of the digestive tract
Mouth Pharynx Esophagus Stomach Small Intestine Large Intestine Anus
What are the three types of accessory digestive glands?
Salivary Gland
Liver
Pancreas
What are not part of the digestive tract but secrete digestive juices?
Salivary Gland
Liver
Pancreas
How many layers are in the digestive tract wall?
4
What is the thin lining of the digestive tract, consists of epithelial tissue resting on a layer of loose connective tissue?
Mucosa
What two tissues make up the Mucosa?
Epithelial + Connective
What is repeatedly folded in the stomach and small intestine significantly increasing the surface area for digestion and absorption?
Mucosa
What is specialized in different areas for protection of underlying tissues, secretion of mucus or digestive juices, or absorption of nutrients?
Epithelium
What is rich in blood vessels and nerves, it is a layer of connective tissue beneath the musoca?
Submusoca
What surrounds the Submucosa in two sublayers of smooth muscle?
Muscularis
The muscularis is made up of what two sublayers?
Smooth muscle
A muscle that contracts in a wavelike motion is called ___________
Peristalsis