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Explain what the alimentary canal is
A tube that forms the digestive system in animals.
It can be tracked evolutionarily
Mouth to the anus
What are the 8 primary organs of the alimentary canal?
Mouth
pharynx
esophagus
stomach
Sm. intestine
Lg. intestine
rectum
anus
What are the 7 accessory organs of the alimentary canal?
Tongue
Teeth/gingis (gums)
Liver
Pancreas
Gallbladder
appendix
Salivary glands (parotid, subinguinal, and submandibular (submaxillary)
What are the FOUR TUNICS of the digestive system?
(inner to outer)
Mucosa, submucosa, mucularis externa, serosa
What are the 3 main purposes of the digestive system
Break down food you eat into nutrients for metabolic processes
Rids the body of materials that cannot be used
Essential for providing the body with the energy and building blocks it requires to maintain life.
What are the 5 steps of the digestive process?
Ingestion
propultion
digestion
absorption
Defecation (excretion)
Where does most of the absorption of nutrients occur during digestion?
Small Intestine
Where does the absorption of water occur during digestion?
Large Intestine
What are the 8 parts of the large intestine?
appendix
cecum
Ascending colon
Transverse colon
Descending colon
Sigmoid colon
rectum
anus
Which organ of the digestive system has extra muscle layers in addition to the muscularis externa of the 4 tunics
Stomach: Longitudinal, circular, oblique
Food as it is chewed and then swallowed is called a ____________ and then once it is churned and further digested in the stomach it is called _______ (a milky white substance that moves in small amounts to from the stomach to the small intestine)
Bolus, Chyme
What are the 3 sections of the small intestine?
duodenum
jejunum
ileum
Which section of the small intestine receives bile and pancreatic juices?
Duodenum
What 3 jobs of the liver in the body
Production of bile
Production of proteins
Storage of glycogen
Where does digestion begin?
Mouth
What is the small muscular structure that hangs from the soft palate and can be seen when you look in someone’s mouth?
Uvula
A bolus is made of:
Chewed food and saliva
What would happen to the food you swallowed if your esophagus did not perform peristalsis?
The food would be stuck in your esophagus
A person vomits, what is in the chyme that often causes burning?
Hydrochloric Acid
During digestion, food leaves the stomach and enters the:
Duodenum
What part of the large intestine does NOT serve as a passageway for fecal waste?
Appendix
The liver secretes bile that aids in the digestion of:
Fats
The pancreas produces digestive enzymes that empty into the:
Duodenum
A Person experiences tremendous chest and stomach pain after eating fried chicken with french fries. The most likely explanation for the pain is that they are having
A gallbladder attack
Which of the following disorders of the digestive system is the MOST life threatening?
Cirrhosis
A person experiences lower right quadrant pain, vomiting, and temperature. The most likely explanation is
Appendicitis
Because laxative use can be habit forming, what is the BEST way to treat constipation?
High fiber diet, increased fluid intake, and exercise
All of the following processes occur in digestion EXCEPT:
A. Deglutination
B. Maceration
C. Excretion
D. Mastication
B. Maceration
The H. pylori bacterium burrows into the stomach membranes and can cause a/an:
Ulcer
It is recommended that health care workers receive a vaccine to prevent:
Hepatitis B
Which of the following disorders can you actually see?
A. Cirrhosis
B. Hepatitis
C. Inguinal hernia
D. Ulcerative colitis
C. Inguinal hernia
Digestion of fats (lipids) begins in the _________________ and is completed in the_____________.
duodenum, duodenum
What disorder could be found during a colonoscopy?
Cancer