Digestive system and homeostasis:
Basic processes of the digestive system:
Organs of the GI tract:
Accessory digestive organs:
What are the 4 basic layers of the GI tract?
Mucosa, submucosa, muscularis, serosa
What are the 3 layers of the MUCOSA that lines the GI tract?
What parts of the mucosa in GI tract have epithelium, what kind, and what is it for?
Epithelium provides tight junctions to prevent leakage.
What is the Lamina Propria in mucosa of GI tract made of and what is it for?
Areolar connective tissue, blood, and lymphatic vessels
it is the majority of Mucosa- associated lymphatic tissue (MALT)
What is the musclaris mucosae of mucosa in the GI tract made of and what is it for?
THIN layer of smooth muscle
-mucosal fold which increase surface area for secretin and absorption
What is the SUBMUCOSA of the GI tracts made of and for?
Where is the MUSCULARIS found and what is its purpose in the GI tracts?
What is the SEROSA made of and for?
- covering of GI tract in abdominopelvic activity
What types of nerves are there in the GI tract?
Enteric Nerves and Autonomic Nerves
What are enteric nerves?
“brain of the gut”
What is the Myentric Plexus in enteric nerves for and made of?
- controls motility
What is the submucosal plexus for and where?
Autonomic nerves in the GI tract?
“extrinsic” -> outside control
What are the parts of the Mouth?
cheeks, tongue, hard/soft palates
What are the types of salivary glands?
Major salivary glands - parotid, submandibular, sublingual
small salivary glands- labial buccal palatal lingual
What mechanical digestion process does the MOUTH provide?
chewing, produces bolus
what chemical digestion does the mouth provide?
salivary amylase - breakdown of starch (only monosaccarhides can be absorbed - creates sugar)
lingual lipase - breakdown of trigyclerides - activated by stomach acid
what is bolus?
mushy ball of food you form in mouth before swallowing
what does saliva do?
helps dissolve food for taste and contains enzymes
what is the composition of saliva?
99.5% water, .5% solutes