key questions for understanding the organs of the digestive system
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Key Questions for Understanding the Organs of the Digestive System. 1. What are the 2 groupings of the digestive organs?. The alimentary canal The accessory digestive organs. 2. What are the functions of the alimentary canal?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Key Questions for Understanding the Organs of the Digestive System
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1. What are the 2 groupings of the digestive organs? The alimentary canal The accessory digestive organs
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2. What are the functions of the alimentary canal? It ingests and digests food, absorbs
nutrients, and defecates wastes
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3. What is the descriptive definition of the alimentary canal?
It is a continuous, coiled, hollow, muscular tube that winds through the ventral body cavity and is open at both ends.
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4. List the organs of the alimentary canal Mouth pharynx esophagus
stomach small intestine large intestine
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5. To which 2 bones does the tongue attach… The tongue attaches to the hyoid bone
and the styloid process of the skull The lingual frenulum secures the tongue
to the floor of the mouth and limits its posterior movements
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6. Describe the process of mastication that takes place in the mouth
Food is mixed with saliva, then the cheeks and closed lips hold it between the teeth. The tongue mixes food with saliva and initiates swallowing.
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7. What is the location, length, and function of the esophagus?
It runs from the pharynx to the stomach It is about 10 inches long It is essentially a passageway that
conducts food to the stomach
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8. Name and briefly describe the 4 basic tunics…1. mucosa—innermost layer, mainly
epithelium2. Submucosa—soft connective tissue;
contains blood vessels, nerves, and lymph vessels
3. Muscularis externa—made up of a circular and longitudinal layer of smooth muscle
4. Serosa—outermost layer, consists of the peritoneum and mesentary
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9. What is the function of the nerve plexuses of the alimentary canal?
They help regulate the mobility and secretions of the GI tract organs
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10. What is the maximum capacity of the stomach?
4 liters (or 1 gallon) of food
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11. Why does the stomach contain a layer of obliquely arranged muscle?
It allows the stomach to churn, mix, and pummel the food; physically breaking it down into smaller fragments
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12. How is food chemically broken down by the stomach?
Gastric juice, which consists of protein-digesting enzymes and hydrochloric acid, is produced by the cells of the stomach walls.
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13. What is the function of the mucous neck cells?
They produce a sticky alkaline mucus, which clings to the stomach wall and protects it from being damaged by stomach acid and enzymes
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14. What is chyme? The processed food product that exits
the stomach after being partially digested in the pyloric region.
It looks like heavy cream.
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15. Name and describe the 3 subdivisions of the small intestine
Duodenum—about 10 inches long, first part of the small intestine to receive chyme
Jejunum—about 8 feet long, extends from the duodenum to the ileum
Ileum—about 12 feet long, connects to the large intestine at the ileocecal valve
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16. What is the function of the pyloric sphincter?
It controls food movement into the small intestine and prevents too much food from entering it at one time
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17. How do pancreatic enzymes and bile enter the small intestine?
Pancreatic ducts transfer enzymes from the pancreas into the duodenum
Bile ducts transfer bile from the liver
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18. What 3 structures increase surface area in the small intestine?
Microvilli Villi Circular folds
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19. What are the functions of the large intestine?
To dry out the indigestible food residue by absorbing water
To eliminate residue from the body as feces
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20. What is the function of the goblet cells in the large intestine?
Goblet cells produce mucus, which acts as a lubricant to ease the passage of feces to the end of the digestive tract