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Digestive Anatomy
Anatomy Digestive System
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04/01/2012

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Digestive System consists of?
Definition
mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, hepatobiliary system, small intestine, large intestine
Term
Digestive system begins and ends where?
Definition
Lips and anus
Term
Alimentary canal extends to where?
Definition
entire length of digestive tract
Term
Mouth contains what?
Definition
Salivary glands, teeth cheeks, tongue
Term
Salivary glands digest begin to digest what substance?
Definition
starches
Term
Salivary glands contain what glands?
Definition
parotids, submandibular and sublingual
Term
Parotid gland is the ________ of the salivary glands?
Definition
largest
Term
Sublingual gland is the _________ of the salivary glands?
Definition
smallest
Term
Teeth perform what function?
Definition
masticationc
Term
cheeks contain what muscles?
Definition
buccinator muscles
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Tongue is covered by what?
Definition
mucous membrane and papillae
Term
Tongue is both a _________ and ________?
Definition
sensory organ and muscle
Term
Tongue function?
Definition
Pushes ingested material to back of oral cavity.
Term
Deglutition is the act of ?
Definition
swallowing
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Oropharynx is the beginning of what?
Definition
True digestive tract
Term
What muscles in the esophagus move ingested material along the tract?
Definition
Involuntary
Term
Esophagus has what two sphincters?
Definition
Upper and lower
Term
Lower esophageal sphincter AKA
Definition
cardiac sphincter
Term
Stomach mixes what to form chyme?
Definition
ingested material with juices
Term
Muscular structures of stomach walls is important for what?
Definition
mixing action
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What are the three muscular layers of the stomach wall?
Definition
Longitudinal, circular and oblique
Term
Structures of the stomach consist of what?
Definition
fundus, body, pylorus
Term
Stomach does what with chyme?
Definition
empties chyme into small intestine
Term
Stomach empties chyme into small intestine via ____________?
Definition
pyloric sphincter
Term
Hepatobiliary system consists of what?
Definition
Liver, gall bladder and pancreas
Term
Liver produces what?
Definition
bile
Term
Bile is stored where?
Definition
gall bladder
Term
Bile does what?
Definition
dissolves fat
Term
Sinusoids are where _______ takes place?
Definition
filtration
Term
Portal venous system does what?
Definition
carries bloood from digestive tract to liver where it is filtrated before going to vena cava
Term
Liver does what function?
Definition
stores glycogen and changes to glucoagon as needed to maintain blood sugar levels between meals
Term
Head of the pancreas is located where?
Definition
curve of the duodenum
Term
Tail of the pancreas touches the __________?
Definition
spleen
Term
Pancreatic ducts extends ?
Definition
the length of the pancreas and empties at same point as the common bile duct
Term
the small intestine is how many feet long?
Definition
20
Term
Small intestine consists of ?
Definition
duodenum, jejunum and ileum
Term
____________ takes place in the small intestine?
Definition
Absorption
Term
villi, microvilli and folds of membrane in the small intestine do what?
Definition
Provide a large surface area for absorption
Term
Large intestine is __________ _________ of the digestive tract
Definition
widest portion
Term
There are no __________ in the large intestine?
Definition
microvilli
Term
haustra AKA
Definition
outpouchings
Term
appendix is adjacent to what?
Definition
cecum
Term
__________ is the begnning and ________ is the end of the large intestine?
Definition
cecum, rectum
Term
The hepatic flexure can be found where in the large intestine?
Definition
ascending colon
Term
The splenic flexure can be found where in the large intestine?
Definition
transverse colon
Term
large intestine consists of what?
Definition
ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon, rectum and anus
Term
__________ ___________ lines the abdominal cavity?
Definition
parietal peritoneum
Term
parietal peritoneum consists of what?
Definition
Mesentery, visceral peritoneum, omentum
Term
Mesentery description?
Definition
fan-shaped projection of parietal peritoneum extends from posterior abdominal wall.
Term
Mesentery is also known as?
Definition
dorsal mesentery
Term
Which peritoneum surrounds each organ in the large intestine?
Definition
visceral
Term
Omentum consists of ?
Definition
lesser and greater
Term
Lesser omentum description?
Definition
attaches from liver to lesser curve of the stomach and first part of the duodenum
Term
Greater omentum description?
Definition
continuation of greater curve of stomach and duodenum to transverse colon
Term
Retroperitoneum is located where?
Definition
area behind peritoneum
Term
Retroperitoneum contains what?
Definition
pancreas head, kidneys, adrenal glands, ureters, bladder, aorta and inferior vena cava, part of esophagus, part of duodenum, ascneding and descending colon and rectum
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