Digestion 👅

What are the three parts of the small intestine?

duodenum, jejunum, ileum

Whats the order that food goes through when it enters the small intestine?

Cecum, Ascending, Transverse, Descending, Sigmoid

Rectum

Anal Canal

Ingestion occurs where?

the mouth

What's Peristalsis?

major means of propulsion

What's Segmentation?

rhythmic local constrictions of intestine

What's Defecation

elimination of indigestible substances as feces

Visceral Peritoneum

surrounds digestive organs

Parietal Peritoneum

the outer layer of the peritoneum that lines the interior of the abdominal wall

three parts of the Mucosa?

epithelium, lamina propria, muscularis mucosa

What does the Cardiac Sphincter do?

Allows food into the stomach & prevents it from going back up the esophagus

What does the Pyloric Sphincter do?

regulates flow of chyme into small intestine

What does the Gall Bladder do?

Holds Bile salts

What's a portal venule?

A blood vessel that carries blood to the liver from the intestines, spleen, pancreas, and gallbladder

What's a Kupffer cell?

the resident macrophages in the liver

What's a hepatocyte?

liver cell

What do Duct cells do?

secrete bicarbonate

What do Acinar cells do?

secrete digestive enzymes