BIOL 244: Digestion

RUQ includes

Liver, gall bladder

LUQ

spleen, part of stomach

RLQ

ascending colon, appendix

LLQ

descending, sigmoid colon

parotid, submandibular, sublingual glands produce what

saliva for chemical dugestion

parotid glands can become infected in the viral infection known as

mumps

sjogren’s disease (auto-immune) can lead to decreased what

saliva production and dry mouth

1

Parotid gland

2

submandibular gland

3

sublingual gland

1

molars

2

cuspid (canine)

3

incisors

1

esophagus

2

pyloric region of stomach

3

cardioesophageal sphincter

4

fundus of stomach

5

longitudinal muscle

6

circular muscle

7

oblique muscle

some new-born babies experience something called —— when the pyloric sphincter is closed too tightly and does not allow the passage of milk

pyloric stenosis

1

lesser curvature of stomach

2

pyloric sphincter

3

rugae

4

Greater curvature of stomach

1

esophagus

2!

lower esophageal sphincter

3

cardia

4

fundus

5

rugae

6

body

7

pylorus

8

duodenum

9

pyloric sphincter

10

pyloric antrum

Layers of gi tract: Inner lining of gastrointestinal tract?

mucosa

layers of gi tract: contains blood vessels, lymphatics, and nerves?

submucosa

layers of gi tract: allows for segmentation and peristalsis?

muscularis externa

layers of gi tract: outer covering of connective tissue?

serosa

small intestines are made up of the:

duodenum, jejunum, lleum

absorption occurs when fatty acids, monosaccharides, and amino acids are brought into the blood stream- say ok

ok

1

duodenum

2

jejunum

3

ileum

4

location of pyloric sphincter

5

location of ileocecal valve

1

transverse colon

2

tenia coli

3

sigmoid colon

4

cecum

5

ileocecal valve

6

haustra

7

small intestines

8

rectum

9 (two layers)

external sphincter of anus

10 (two layers)

internal sphincter of anus

1

tail

2

pancreas body

3

head

4

pancreatic duct

5

duodenum

6

tranverse colon

7

right colic flexure

8

teniae coli

9

haustra

10

ascending colon

11

jejunum

12

ileocecal valve

13

cecum

14

greater omentum

15

descending colon

16

left colic flexture

17

mesentery

18

duodenum

19

right colic flexture

20

cecum

21

appendix

22

sigmoid colon

23

teniae coli

24

rectum

1

liver

2

small intestines

3

large intestines

1

liver

2

duodenum of small intestines

3

left kidney

4

pancreas

5

stomach

6

spleen

1

gall bladder

2

liver

3

duodenum of small intestines

4

right kidney

5

stomach

6

spleen

7

pancreas

8

left kidney

functions of the liver: production of bile, production of albumin and other proteins, store glycogen, conversion of ammonia to urea, detoxification and metabolism — say period

period

1

right lobe of liver

2

gall bladder