Chapter 24 - Digestive System Flashcards
Chapter 24 - Digestive System
what are other names of the digestive system
digestive tract
gastrointestinal tract (GI tract)
alimentary tract
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organs of dig system are collectively called
accessory organs
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what are the accessory organs
glands teeth liver gallbladder pancreas appendix
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overall functions of dig sys
absorption
energy
affecting temperature
exocrine function
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what does dig sys absorb
nutrients vitamins minerals water drugs/medication
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what energy is associated with dig sys
ATP, fats, protein
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ATP via ________ is absorbed
carbohydrated
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how does dig sys affect temperature
cold/hot drinks
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mouth to anus
alimentary canal
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route food takes in alimentary canal
mouth pharynx (oro-) esophagus stomach small intestines large intestines (colon) rectum anus
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when food starts in the mouth it becomes
bolus
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bolus goes through ________ and arrives at the stomach
segmentation
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when bolus leaves stomach it becomes ________
chime
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________ is smooth muscle contraction that moves the bolus and chime throughout the tract
peristalsis
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the ________ contains the visceral and parietal
peritoneum
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the ________ aligns organs
visceral
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the ________ aligns cavities
parietal
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________ attach to the abdominal organs
mesenteries
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the mesenteries are double sheets of
peritoneal membrane
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________ covers the surface of the intestines anteriorly
greater omentum
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greater omentum is
fatty skin
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________ stabilizes the stomach
lesser omentum
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________ is a sheet in back that’s attack to colon
mesocolon
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how many layers of tissue in alimentary canal
4