Digestive Recitation Flashcards
Segments of digestive/ alimentary canal:
Mouth > Pharynx > Larynx > Esophagus > Stomach > Small Intestine > Large Intestine > Anus
Digestive glands
Salivary Glands, Liver, Pancreas
Accessory digestive structures in the mouth
Lips, Teeth, Tongue, Cheek, Hard and Soft Palate
Segments of esophagus
Cervical, Thoracic, Abdominal
Concentric layers of esophagus
Tunica Adventitia, Tunica Muscularis, Tunica Mucosa, Tunica Submucosa
Parts of stomach in monogastric animals
Cardiac, Fundus, Body, Pylorus
Sphincters of stomach
Cardiac and Pyloric Sphincter
Concentric layers of stomach, small int and large int
Tunica Serosa, Tunica Muscularis, Tunica Mucosa, Tunica Submucosa
Secretions of Parietal Cells of the stomach
Hydrochloric Acid
Secretions of Chief Cells of the stomach
Pepsinogen
Surfaces of stomach
Parietal and Visceral
Extremities of stomach
Left for Cardiac Region
Right of Pyloric Region
Cardia and Pylorus directed to what side of the body
Left for Cardiac Region
Right of Pyloric Region
Peritoneal folds of stomach
Gastrophrenic, Gastrosplenic, Gastropancreatic, Lesser Omentum, Greater Omentum
Peritoneal fold that is connected to the Diaphragm
Gastrophrenic
Peritoneal fold that is connected to the Spleen
Gastrosplenic
Peritoneal fold that is connected to the Pancreas
Gastropancreatic
Peritoneal fold that is connected to the Greater Curvature
Greater Omentum
Peritoneal fold that is connected to the Lesser Curvature
Lesser Omentum
Segments of small intestine
Duodenum, Jejunum, Ileum
Describe duodenum
1st Segment, and the Fixed part where the Bile and Pancreatic duct empties
Describe jejunum
2nd Segment, and the longest, movable and most absorptive
Describe ileum
3rd Segment, movable, and has immunologic functions (Peyer’s patches)
Fixed part of small intestine
Duodenum