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BIO 434 Exam 3
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 4
11/20/2011

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Term
Digestive System
Definition

Breaks up large molecules so that they can be absorbed.

Formed from the endoderm.

Composed of the digestive tract and the accessory glands.

Ends in cloaca (or anus/rectum).

Term
Buccal Cavity Boundaries
Definition

Anterior: Lips
Side: Cheeks

Posterior: Palatoglossal arch (oropharynx if not present)

Top = plate (in 2' mammals) 

Term
Bolus
Definition
Chewed food and saliva.
Term
Buccal Cavity
Definition
Tongue, Palate, Teeth
Term
Enamel
Definition
Caps the teeth and forms from epidermis.
Term
Dentin
Definition

Under the enamel. 

From the neural crest.

Term
Cementin
Definition
Over the dentin on the roots.
Term
Crown
Definition
Projects above the roots
Term
Root
Definition
Beneath the gums.
Term
Pulp cavity
Definition
Very center of the tooth, mucus connective tissue that holds and supports nerves and blood vessels.
Term
Teeth: Lower vertebrate
Definition
Homodont and polyphondont
Term
Teeth: Higher Vertebrate
Definition
Heterodondont and diphyodant.
Term
Pharynx
Definition

Passage for air and food in buccal cavity.

Pharyngeal slits form here.

Swallowing occurs here with 3 seals.

Term
Swallowing
Definition

Deglutition.

Moving the bolus from the mouth to the esophagus.

 

Term
3 Seals for Swallowing
Definition
  1. Anterior oral slits = lips
  2. Middle Oral Slit = soft palate and back of tongue. Close the masopharynx/entrance to the nasal cavity.
  3. Posterior Oral Slit = Soft palate and epiglottis.
    Closes off the trachea. 
Term
Alimentary Canal
Definition

Further breakdown of bolus, absorption, further elimination of indigestible remains.

4 regions:

  1. Esophagus
  2. Stomach
  3. Intestines
  4. Cloaca
Term
Esophagus
Definition

Connects pharynx and stomach.

Job: Transport via peristalsis

Secretes mucus for lubricant.

Term
Stomach
Definition

Stores food.

Mechanical Digestion.

Chemical Digestion - gastric juices.

Some absorption (H2O, salts, vitamins)

Can distend via rugae

 

Protein digestion begins from pepsin.

Term
Rugae
Definition
Folds on inside of stomach that allows for expansion.
Term
Parietal Cells of Stomach
Definition
Release HCl
Term
Chief Cells of the Stomach
Definition
Release pepsinogen
Term
Pepsin
Definition
HCl + Pepsinogen - an enzyme that digest proteins.
Term
Pylorous
Definition
connects to the small intestine and releases mucus/alkaline that neutralizes acid.
Term
Chyme
Definition
The bolus in the stomach mixed with stomach solutions.
Term
Small Intestines
Definition

pH=8

Intestinal juice is alkaline and watery.

Pylorus provides basic juices.
Folds with villi and microvilli increase SA.

 

3 Regions:

  1. Duodenym: Receives chyme from the stomach and secretions from pancreas, liver, and gallbladder.
    -intestinal juices.
  2. Jejunum
  3. Ilium
    -These both absorb nutrients. 
Term
Large Intestines
Definition
No villi.
From the small intestine to the cloaca/anus.
Absorb H2O, salt, vitamins.
Forms feces. 
Term
Cloaca
Definition

Receives product from the digestive system, urinary system.
"Sewer"

When absent, rectum/anus is present. 

Term
Oral Glands
Definition

Line the buccal cavity.

Most common is the salivary gland.
More prev in tetrapods. 

Term
Associated Glands
Definition

Release into the external digestive tract via glands (3 types):

  1. Oral Gland
  2. Pancreas
  3. Liver Glands
Term
Oral Glands
Definition

Produces saliva which contains mucus, salts, enzymes (amylase), a water-based secretion.

3 pairs of salivary glands:

lubricates food, digests starch via amylase, antimicrobrial properties, neutralizes some toxins.

Term
Pancreas
Definition

Produces pancreatic juices - alkyline and contains emzymes (amylase, lipase, proteases) released into duodenum.

ALL VERTS HAVE PANCREAS.

Important in neutralization of acidic gastric acid.

 

Term
Liver gland
Definition

Largest internal organ.

Produces bile to emulsify fat.

Excess bile is stored in the gall bladder.

Bile released into the duodenum.

Term
Gizzards
Definition
Mechanical digestion in birds, crocs, alligators that improves access of digestive enzyme by increasing surface area.
Term
Gastric
Definition
Foregut
Term
Intestinal
Definition
Hindgut
Term
Starch digestion
Definition
Begins in the mouth with amylase. Continues in small intestine.
Term
Protein Digestion
Definition
Begins in the somach with pepsin from HCl.
Term
Fat digestion
Definition
Occurs in the small intestine (lipase with bile attacks)
Term
Fermentation
Definition
Gastric (foregut), Intestinal (Hindgut)
Term
Enzymes
Definition
Proteases, Lipase/bile, Amylase.
Term
Gastric Fermentation (Foregut)
Definition

Digest cellulose in/near stomach.

Ex: Ruminants in cows - 4 chambered stomachs.

Term
Intestinal Fermentation (Hindgut)
Definition

Cellulose digestion occurs in the intestines.

Elongated intestines/ceca.

Ceca = blind-ended out-pocketings of the intestines.

Ex: Rabbits, horses, pigs.

Term
Absorption of Nutrients/Water
Definition

Absorption starts with the stomach (water, salt, vitamins)

Large intestines: nutrients, salts, vitamins, water.

Small Intestines: Nutrients absorbed in jejunum and ileum.

Term
Gut Specialization
Definition

Increase time in canal.

Expansion/extensions of canal.

Differentiation/regionalization of the canal.

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