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Two Groups of the Digestive System

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  1. Digestive Tract and 2. The Accessory Digestive Organs
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The Digestive Tract (Alimentary Canal)

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Mouth, oral cavity, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine and anus

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The Accessory Digestive Organs

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Tongue, teeth, salivary glands, liver, biliary ducts and gallbladder and pancreas

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Functions of the Digestive Tract

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Continuous tube that starts in the oral cavity and ends inferiorly with the anal canal

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Digestion

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Masticiation crushes food into smaller pieces to facilitate chemical processing by enzymes into smaller molecules

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Absorption

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Digestion is completed in the small intestine where most nutrients are absorbed. In the large intestine, water, vitamines, etc are absorbed

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Secretion

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Cells of the stomach’s mucosal wall releases gastric acid to perform chemical digestion

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Motility

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When food is swallowed, muscles in the esophageal wall contract and relax to push food through the esophagus down to the stomach

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Elimination of Waste

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Leftover materials, which are not absorbed or utilized by the body are eliminated by the defecation

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Mucosa - Digestive Tract

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The innermost layer of the digestive tract wall and is composed of 3 main elements 1. surface epithelium 2. lamina propria 3. muscaris mucosa

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What Does Surface Epithelium do

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Reflects the expected function of the organ

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Lamina Propria

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Layer of loose connective tissue under the surface epithelium

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Muscaris Mucosa

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Smooth muscle fibres under the lamina propria

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Submucosa

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Layer below the mucosa, composed of dense irregular connective tissue and contains blood vessels, lymphatics, glands and nerve plexuses

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Muscularis Externa

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Composed of circular and longitudinal layers of smooth muscle with nerve plexuses in between layers. Responsible for muscle contraction to propel food through the digestive tract

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Serosa/Adventitia

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Outermost layer of the digestive tract

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Serosa

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When the outer layer is a serous membrane (a single layer of thin, flat cells that form a secrete lubricating fluid)

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Adventitia

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When the outer membrane is composed of loose connective tissue

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Oral Cavity

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The first part of the digestive tract. Composed of two parts 1. The vestibule and 2. Oral cavity proper

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The vestibule

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Space between the cheeks and lips and gums and teeth

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Oral Cavity Proper

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Other areas of the mouth

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Palate

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Makes up the superior border. It is divided into the hard palate (bone) and soft palate (muscle)

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Uvula

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The posterior extension of the soft palate

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Deciduous Teeth

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Two incisors, one canine (cuspid), two molars in each quadrant - 20 teeth in whole mouth

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Permanent Teeth
Two incisors, one canine (cuspid), two premolars (bicuspid), three molars in each quadrant - 32 teeth
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Tongue
A muscle associated with speech, taste and mechanical manipulation of food
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Tongue Muscles
Made up of muscles that control the shape of the tongue (interinsic) and muscles that move the tonuge (extrinsic)
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Frenulum
Inferior surface of the tongue which anchors the tongue and the floor of the mouth
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Papille of the Tongue
Superior and lateral surfaces of the tongue are covered in papillae. Projections or bumps on the tongue. There are 4 types, some contain taste buds allowing the sense of gustation
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Salivary Glands
Secrete digestive enzymes and mucus to help break down food while chewing
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3 Major Salivary Glands
1. Parotid 2. Submandibular 3. Sublingual
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Parotid
Secretes serous (watery) fluid and is located anterior and inferior to the external ear opening
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Submandibular
Secretes serous and mucous (viscous) fluid and is inferior to the mandible
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Sublingual
Secretes mucus and is inferior to the tongue
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Tonsils
Collections of lymphoid tissue found in areas of the pharynx. They play a role in the immune system
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3 Tonsils
1. Palatine 2. Pharyngeal 3. Lingual
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Esophagus
Muscular tube extending from the pharynx to the stomach
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Esophagys - Mucosa
Stratified squamous epithelium protects the esophagus from the friction as food travels from the oral cavity to the stomach
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Esophagus - Submucosa
The mucus secreted is transported through a duct to be deposited in the lumen of the esophagus. The mucus will lubricate the tract to allow food to pass through easily
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Esophagus - Muscularis Externa
This layer includes both smooth and skeletal muscle. Upper is skeletal. Middle is both and Lower is smooth
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Esophagus - Serosa/Advenitia
Majority is covered by adventitia, composed of loose connective tissue
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Stomach
A J shaped organ divided into 1. fundus 2. body 3. antrum
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Antrum
Continuous with the first aspect of the small intestine known as the duodenum
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Stomach Shape gives rise to what
Lesser and greater curvatures
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Greater Omentum
a structure that hangs off the greater curvature of the stomach. It is an apron like structure that covers and protects the abdominal viscera
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Stomach - Mucosa
Folded into ridges and folds called rugae. Non-permanent folds that allow the stomach to expand
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Stomach Epithelium
Simple columnar and inwards folds extend down into the lamina propria to form gastric glands. The epithelium secretes mucus which helps protect the stomach from acids secreted by the gastric glands
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Stomach - Submucosa
Contains blood vessels, lymphatics, lands and nerve plexuses which supply the stomach tissue with oxygen and control contraction of musculature
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Stomach - Muscularis Externa
Three layers of smooth muscle arranged in different directions 1. outer longitudinal 2. middle circular 3. Inner oblique
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Stomach - Serosa/Adventitia
covered by serosa
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Intestines
Digested material travels from the stomach into the intestines, where it is further digested and eventually excreted from the body
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Two Parts of Intestines
1. small intestines 2. large intestines
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Small Intestine Size and Location
6 m long and is divided into 3 portions, it is attached to the posterior abdominal wall
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3 Portions of the small intestine
1. duodenum 2. jejunum 3. Ileum
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Duodenum
(25 cm) C-shaped and encloses the head of the pancreas
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Jejunum
(2.5 m) most lies in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen
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Ileum
(3.5 m) most lies in right lower quadrant of the abdomen
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Small Intestine Mucosa - Villi
Finger like projections that extend into the lumen of the small intestine
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Small Intestine Mucosa - Epithelium
Found on the villi, simple columnar with many absorptive cells whose apical surfaces have microvilli or a brush border
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Why is a brush border important
it increases the surface area for the absorption of nutrients
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Why are Goblet Cells between absorptive cells
they secrete mucus ro help lube the passage of food
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Why are endocrine cells found in epithelium
secrete hormones involved in the regulation of satiety, blood sugar level and growth of eoithelial cells
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Small intestine Mucosa - Lamina Propria
From the ore of each villus and contains blood capillaries and lymphatic capillaries.
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Peyers Patches
Collections of lymphatic tissue located in the lamina propria - primarily abundant in ileum
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Small Intestine Mucosa - Intestinal Glands
Deep folds of mucosa between the villi and secrete intestine juices
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Small Intestine Mucosa - Plicae Circulates
Permanent transverse folds that help increase the surface area for absorption and causes the material to spiral through the small intestine
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Small Intestine - Submucosa
Has duodenal (Brunner's) glands that secrete alkaline mucus. This helps protect the small intestine from stomach acid that may be present in partially digested food after leaving the stomach
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Small Intestine - Musclaris Externa
Two smooth muscle layers which are organized into circular and longitudinal layers
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What is in between the small intestine's muscularis externa layers
A nerve plexus
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Small Inestine Serosa/Adventitia
Serosa
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Large Intestine
Terminal portion of the digestive tract
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Cecum
The first portion of the large intestine and has an extension off of it called the vermiform appendix
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Ascending Colon
Extends from the cecum up to the right side of the abdomen to join the transverse colon just below the liver
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Transverse Colon
Extends blow the liver, crossing the abdomen to join the decending colon below the spleen
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Descending Colon
Extends down the left side of the abdomen from the splenic end of the transverse colon to the sigmoid colon
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Sigmoid Colon
S shaped terminal portion of the colon that leads into the rectum
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Rectum
Extends from the sigmoid colon into the anal canal, last portion of the large intestine, temporarily stores fecal matter before defecation
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Anal Canal
Last portion of the digestive tract that leads into the external world
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What does the Anal Canal Include
The anal column and internal and external anal sphincters
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Anal Column
Longitudinal ridges in the canal
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Internal and external anal sphincters
These maintain continence and relax to enable evacuation during defecation

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