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Alimentary Canal
mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small & large intestines
Accessory Organs
teeth, tongue, salivary glands, gallbladder, liver, pancreas
Salivary glands
secretes saliva; 3 on each side; c. digestion (amalyase)
amalyase
break down starch
starch digestion starts
in the mouth
cephalgia
headache
tendon
muscle to bone; strain
ligaments
bone to bone; sprain
mastication
chewing
degluitition
swallowing
micturate
urinate
-ase
enzyme
-ose
protein
aminopeptide
break down protein into amino acids
esophagus
propulsion
peristalsis
wave-like contraction that moved food (bolus) down esophagus
chyme
food + gastric juice
goblet cells
makes mucus to protect from pH
parietal cells
makes HCl; absorbs B12
Chief cells
pensinogen + HCL = pepsin (protein digestion)
enteroendocrine cells
release hormones
villi
more surface area for absorption (SI)
microvilli
produce enzyme (SI)
cholesterol
makes cell membranes stronger; waxy
bile
emulsifies; breaks down fat
bile storage
gallbladder
liver function
filter; remove drugs; store minerals
gallbladder function
store bile; CCK (signal to produce bile)
pancreas function
make enzymes; trypsin
Trypsin
digests proteins
Spleen
why feces is brown
Large intestine
reabsorbs H2O; produce v. B & K (blood clotting); eliminate poop
peptide ulcers
break in stomach lining; too much HCl
cirrhosis
scared liver from inflammation
hepatitis
inflamed liver
biliary calculis
gallstones (cholesterol crystals)
cholecystutus
inflamed gallbladder
colitis
inflamed colon
clysphagia
difficulty swallowing
enteritis
inflamed intestines
eructation
burping
lining of alimentary canal
lumen → mucosa → submucosa →muscular → serosa
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