Ch 16.2 -- GI System -- VTPP 435

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Ch 16.2 -- GI System -- VTPP 435

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Palate

-separates mouth from nasal passages
-allows breathings and chewing to happen at same time

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Saliva

-keep mouth and teeth clean
-neutralizes acids in food and mouth
-Amylase, Mucus, Lysozyme

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Mucus

lubricates food particles to hold them together and slide down esophagus

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Lysozyme

salivary enzyme that destroys bacteria by breaking down their cell walls

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Simple Salivary Reflex

-chemo and pressure receptors in mouth respond to food
-triggers salivation
-receptors initiate impulses to salivary center