Define Human Digestive System Terms Flashcards

Digestive sys tem midt

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List the Organs of the alimentary canal from the specific regions of the small and large intenstinal, from proximal to distal.
Pharynx, esophagus, stomach, duodenum, jejunum, lleum, ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon, rectum and anal canal.
List the accesory organs of the mouth
Teeth, salivary glands, cheeks, tongue
Listen the accessory organs of the Duodenum
Gall bladder, liver, pancreas
Another word for eating?...
Indigestion
Includes swallowing, segmentation and peristalsis...
Propulsion
Chewing, churning , segmentation and peristalsis.
Mechanical Digestion
Also another word for transporting of nutrients from lumen to blood...
Absorption
Type of digestion (Enzymatic breakdown)
Chemical digestion
Another word for elimination of feces
Defecation
What are the three stimuli that elicit a response from sensors in the wall of the tract organs?
Osmolarity pH of contents, presence of substances , end products of digestion.
What are some differences between long and short reflexes?
Short reflexes are mediated entirely by the lacal plexuses in response to tract stimuli.
The body's most extensive serous membrane is the..
Peritonium
Connecting it's visceral and parietal layers is the double serous sheet called the...
Insistency
Organs behind the parietal layer are called...
Retroperitoneal
The organs within the retroperitoneal are called...
Intraperitoneal