digestive system Flashcards
oral cavity function
chemical and mechanical digestion
3 salary glands
parotid, submandibular, sublingual
salivary glands: largest and most serous secretions
parotid
salivary glands: both serous secretions and mucin
submandibular
salivary glands: mostly mucin secretions
sublingual
____ in saliva begins to digest starches
amylase
viscous glycoprotein in saliva, helps form bolus
mucin
3 parts of pharynx
nasopharynx, oropharynx, laryngopharynx
constrictor muscles
drive peristalsis
pharynx mucosa layer made of
stratified squamous
esophagus moves food to stomach via
peristalsis
two esophageal valves
upper, lower
lower esophageal valve AKA
cardiac sphincter
controls food passage into stomach
LEV/cardiac sphincter
stomach function
temporary storage of food, chemical and mechanical digestion
food bolus becomes creamy mass called
chyme
four regions of stomach
cardia, fundus, body, pyloric region
lining of the stomach is convoluted
rugae
lead to gastric glands that produce HCl/pepsinogen
gastric pits
pepsinogen converted into
pepsin
digits protein
pepsin
two types of cells in gastric gland
parietal, chief
parietal cells
secrete HCl
pH range of stomach
1.5-3.5
chief cells
decrete pepsinogen
small intestine functions
chemical digestion, absorption
connects stomach with small intestine
pyloric valve
pyloric valve controls
chime passage into small intestine
three subdivisions of small intestine
duodenum, jejunum, ileum