Learning Outcomes

Question 1

Describe the different secretions of the digestive system and how they affect digestion

Question 1

Describe the different types of motility throughout the digest system and explain why they are important

Question 2

Compare how and where carbohydrates, protein, and fats are digested and absorbed

Question 3

Identify the roles of the pancres and liver in the overall functioning of the gastrointestinal system

Question 4

Describe the four basic digestive functions

Question 5

Describe the functional layers of the walls of the digestive system

Question 6

Describe the enteric nervous system

Question 7

Compare and contrast the cephalic, oral, and esophageal phases of digestion

Question 8

Understand and describe the swallowing reflex

Question 9

Describe the coordinated responses during the oropharangeal phase of swallowing

Question 10

Compare and contrast gastric motility in the major regions of the stomach

Question 11

Describe the mechanisms and regulation of acid and pepsinogen secretion

Question 12

Describe why the stomach does not digest itself

Question 13

Describe the factors affecting gastric emptying

Question 14

Describe the secretions of the pancreas and how these secretions are regulated.

Question 15

Describe bile formation and its secretion.

Question 16

Describe how bile salts aid fat absorption.

Question 17

Describe enterohepatic circulation of bile salts.

Question 18

Describe the mechanisms responsible for the digestion of carbohydrates, protein, and fat

Question 19

Describe how carbohydrates, protein and fats are absorbed

Question 20

Understand segmentation as a mechanism of motility

Question 21

Describe the anatomical features of the small intestine that make it an ideal location for absorption

Question 22

Describe the mechanisms of motility in the colon

Question 23

Describe the defecitation reflex

Question 24

Describe the role of the microbiome

Question 25

Describe the different secretions of the digestive system and how they affect digestion

Question 26

Describe the different types of motility throughout the digest system and explain why they are important

Question 26

Compare how and where carbohydrates, protein, and fats are digested and absorbed

Question 26

Identify the roles of the pancreas and the liver in the overall funcitoning of the gastrointestinal system