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-mechanical digestion
-chemical digestion |
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-begins in the mouth (chewing)
-food is swallowed (travels down esophagus)
-epigladis covers trachea while eating
-"peristalis" |
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-begins in stomach
-"chyme" |
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| wave-like motion that pushes food through digestive system |
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| formed when chemicals turn food into mushy particles |
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-sight of food
-smell of food |
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-large storage compartment
-average adult stomach can hold 2-3 pints of chyme
-2-3 pints of digestive acids are produced every 24 hours |
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-storage bin
-food mixer
-sterilization system
-digestive hub (distributes chyme as fuel) |
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-saliva
-pepsin
-glucagon
-bial |
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-enzyme breaks down starches (digestion)
-not acidic |
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-acidic
-produced in stomach
-enzymes = proteins |
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-produced in pancreas (endocrin system)
-helps with digestion
-carbs,fats,proteins |
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-very acidic
-produced in liver
-passes to ghoul bladder, stored
-(Jaundice) |
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-liver malfunction
-bial backs up into blood stream; over production of bial
-turns skin yellow/orange |
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| chemicals that send messages to digestive organs |
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| Names of Hormone Regulators |
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-Gastrin
-Secretin
-CCK (cholecystolcinin) |
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-in stomach
-produces pepsin |
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-in pancreas
-produces glucagon
-acts on pancreas, "triggers" other digestive organs |
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-in pancreas
-ghoul bladder
-empties bial |
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| Parts of the Digestive System |
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-small intestine
-large intestine
-pancreas
-liver
-ghoul bladder |
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-18-23ft long in average adult
-divided into three parts
-2 1/2 gallons digested daily
-"parastolsis" |
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| Small Intestine: Dyodunum |
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-"recieving"
-enters here first
-parastolsis mixes |
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| -nutrients are absorbed into blood stream |
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-rest of nutrients are absorbed
-things not absorbed are passed to the Large Intestine |
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process through intestines
-slow so more nutrients can be absorbed |
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-"colon" ; "bowl"
-Four parts |
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-ascending colon
-transverse colon
-descending colon
-sigmoid colon (leads to rectum) |
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| Large Intestine Functions |
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-first half (ascending/tranverse) controls liquid
-rest of colon (descending/sigmoid) "compacts" waste |
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| too much liquid taken from waste in first half of large intestine |
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| not enough liquid taken from waste in first half of large intestine |
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-full of nerve endings (lowest portion of colon)
-solid waste collects in rectum = pressure = nerve impulses send to brain = have to use restroom = allow muscles to relax |
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-produces insulin
-controls blood sugars
-produces glucagon |
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-breakdown fats (hepatic portal system)
-2 1/2 pints of bial in one "round" |
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-stores bial until body is ready
-as chyme is about to enter small intestines ghoul bladder releases bial |
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