digestive system Flashcards
Digestion begins at the ____
proceeds throughout the _____
to the ____
Mouth
Abdominal cavity
Anus
The digestive system function is to
Breakdown food for absorption and distribution of nutrients to the rest of the body
Specialized regions and glands perform both
Mechanical (physical) and chemical (enzymatic) digestion
the smooth muscle involved in mechanical digestion and movement of food through the digestive system is controlled by the
parasympathetic nervous system
Blood vessels located along the stomach & small and large intestines
absorb
digested nutrients
undigested food is stored in the
rectum for elimination
structure and function of the digestive system
- food is ingested through the
mouth where mechanical digestion begins
mechanical digestion: any physical breakdown of food
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2.
by chewing and grinding food in the mouth, food is broken down into
smaller pieces, which increases surface area
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3.
mucus in saliva lubricates the
food and provides the enzymes amylase and lipase to initiate chemical digestion of starch and lipids
structure and function of the digestive system
chemical digestion is
the process were enzymes break down food particles into simple chemicals that can be used by the body
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4.
next food is packaged into small parcels called a
“bolus” and swallowed (deglutition)
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5.
as the bolus passes through the
pharynx,
the epiglottis closes the tracheal opening so that food does not enter the respiratory system, and the
food passes into the esophagus
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6.
peristalsis
which is the contractions of muscle,
moves the bolus through the gastric spincter to the stomach
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7.
the esophageal (cardiac) spincter prevents
reflux of food back into the esophagus
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8.
once in the stomach, digestion continues.
the stomach is a sac made up of ____ muscles
stomach muscle contractions mechanically break down food even further and mix with secretions to form a substance called
chyme
structure and function of the digestive system
there are 3 main secretions of the stomach
mucus
hydrochloric acid
pepsinogen
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9.
what are the functions of the 3 main secretions of the stomach
mucus lines the stomach
hydrochloric acid creates an acidic environment
pepsinogen is converted into pepsin
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pepsin is
an enzyme that helps chemically digest proteins in the acidic environment
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10.
next the chyme is pushed into the
small intestine
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11.
the first part of the small intestine is the duodenum.
in the duodenum chyme is neutralized by
- bicarbonate from pancreatic secretions
- receives alkaline bile juices from the gallbladder, which helps neutralize acidic chyme
- produces a large number of “brush border” enzymes, including proteases, lactase and other disaccharidases and bicarbonate
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12.
Villi and microvilli in the small intestine (largely the ileum) absorb
- water-soluble (polar, hydrophilic) digested nutrients into blood
- lipids into lacteals as chylomicrons and vitamin B12
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13.
blood, carrying nutrients, passes from the small intestine to the
liver through the hepatic duct, allowing liver enzymes to deaminate amino acids, convert to urea, metabolize consumed toxins, and store glucose as glycogen
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14
the digested material then passes into the
cecum and into the large intestine or colon
structure and function of the digestive system
15.
the vermiform appendix projects from the cecum, which is located at the
junction of the small and large intestines
