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Match the components of the digestive system to their description.
Muscular tube from mouth to anus –
Digestive Tract
Match the components of the digestive system to their description.
Organs that do not form the tube but assist in digestion –
Accessory Organs
The bringing of food into the digestive tract
Ingestion
Physical breakdown of large particles
Mechanical Processing
Physical breakdown of large particles via chewing
Mastification
Physical breakdown of large particles via Stomach churning
Maceration
Physical breakdown of large particles via Intestinal Churning
Segmentation
Swallowing (voluntary and involuntary parts)
Deglutition
Propulsion of tube contents through coordinated contractions
of circular and longitudinal muscular layers
Peristalsis
Chemical and enzymatic breakdown of large molecules
Chemical Digestion
Production of acids, enzymes, and buffers
Secretion
Movement of nutrients across the digestive epithelium
Absorption
Inner, mucous membrane often with folds to increase surface area
Mucosa
Connective tissue layer enclosing glands, nerves, and vessels
Submucosa
Smooth muscle, generally two layers
Muscularis (externa)
Outer, 2 forms: serous, in the peritoneal cavity –
collagenous, outside the peritoneal cavity-
Serosa (visceral peritoneum)
Adventitia
What do we call thick rings of the circular layer of smooth muscle in these tubes that act as valves to control the movement of materials through the digestive tract?
Sphincters
What is the generic term for the double sheets of parietal peritoneum that encase areolar connective tissue, along with vessels and nerves, which stabilize the digestive tract?
Mesentaries
Match the specific mesenteries to their location.
*Between the liver and lesser curvature of the stomach
Lesser Omentum
Match the specific mesenteries to their location.
*B/W the greater curvature of the stomach and transverse colon, extending as an apron over the small intestines
Greater Omentum
Match the specific mesenteries to their location
*Attaching the loops of the small intestine to the body wall
Mesentary proper
Match the specific mesenteries to their location
*Attaching the large intestine to the body wall
Mesocolon
Match the technical term for the following oral cavity components to their description.
*Lips
Labia
Match the technical term for the following oral cavity components to their description.
*Gums
Gingivae
Match the technical term for the following oral cavity components to their description.
*Mucous membrane fold connecting tongue to floor of mouth
Lingual Frenulum
Match the technical term for the following oral cavity components to their description.
*Medial dangling portion of soft palate
Uvula
What is the function of the uvula?
Prevents food from entering the pharynx prematurely
Match the technical term for the following oral cavity components to their description.
*Entrance to the oropharynx
Fauces
Salivary Gland that is Inferior to the zygomatic arch, partially overlaying the masseter
Parotid Salivary Glands
Salivary Gland that is Floor of the mouth, just below tongue
Sublingual salivary Glands
Salivary glands that are on the Floor of the mouth, medial and inferior to the mandible (gleeking)
Submandibular Salivary Glands
Teeth layer of tissue that is Outer, hardest biological substance
Enamel
Teeth layer of tissue that is Bulk of tooth, mineralized matrix similar to bone –
Dentine
Teeth layer of tissue that is Inner, spongy and vascular, contains vessels and nerves
Pulp Cavity
What do we call the bony socket in which we find a tooth?
Alveolus
What do we call the portion of a tooth within the bony socket?
Root
What do we call the visible portion of the tooth, covered in enamel?
Crown
Type of tooth that is Blade/chisel-shaped in the front of the mouth, single root
Incisors
Type of tooth that is Conical, sharp, single root
Cuspids or Canines
Type of tooth that is Flattened crown with ridges, one or two roots
Bicuspids
Type of tooth that is Large, flattened crowns with 3+ roots
Molars
How many teeth are found in an adult with wisdom teeth?
32
How many teeth are found in the deciduous or baby set of teeth?
20
Match the tooth surface to its description.
Opposing tooth surface that faces the midline
Mesial
Match the tooth surface to its description.
Opposing tooth surface that faces the away from the midline
Distal
Match the tooth surface to its description.
Inner surface of tooth in upper row
Palatal
Match the tooth surface to its description.
Inner surface of tooth in lower row
Lingual
Match the tooth surface to its description.
Outer surface of tooth by cheeks
Buccal
Match the tooth surface to its description.
Outer surface of tooth by lips
Labial
Match the tooth surface to its description.
Surface where upper and lower teeth contact
Occlusal
How do we number the teeth?
#1 is the upper right molar
#32 is the back, lower right molar
#16 is the back upper left molar
#17 is the back lower right molar
What is the name of the common passageway for food and air?
Pharynx
What is the name of the muscular tube transports food from the pharynx to the stomach?
Esophagus
What is the name of the opening in the diaphragm through which the esophagus passes?
Esophageal Hiatus (site of hiatal hernias)
What do we call the lower sphincter of the esophagus(between the esophagus and the stomach) that is associated with heart burn (also called the lower esophageal sphincter or gastroesophageal sphincter)?
Cardiac Sphincter
What J-shaped expansion of the digestive tract has an extra layer of smooth muscle (oblique) to assist in mechanical churning of food and glands that produce acid and a proteolytic enzyme?
Stomach
What ring of muscle regulates the flow of material from the stomach to the small intestine?
Piloric Sphincter
What do we call the soupy, acidic mixture of partially digested food that leaves the stomach?
Chyme
What part of the digestive tract plays the primary role in digestion and absorption of nutrients?
Small intestine
Level of structure that increases the surface area of the small intestine
Large, transverse folds, most apparent in jejunum –
Plicae Circulares
Level of structure that increases the surface area of the small intestine
Finger-like projections of inner mucous membrane with vessels
Villi
Level of structure that increases the surface area of the small intestine
Extensions of the plasma membrane on the epithelium
Microvilli
What do we call the lymphatic capillary within each finger-like projection of the intestinal wall that picks up lipids from the digestive tract?
Lacteal
Match the 3 regions of the small intestine to their description
*First, short, c-shaped (contains head of pancreas)
Duodenum
Match the 3 regions of the small intestine to their description
Second, longer, site of most absorption/most folds
Jejunum
Match the 3 regions of the small intestine to their description
Last, longest, fewer folds more lymphatic tissue
Ileum
What part of the digestive tract serves to reabsorb water, absorb vitamins, and store feces prior to defecation (it also has abundant goblet cells)?
Large intestine
What valve regulates the passage of materials from the small intestine into the large intestine?
Ileocecal Valve
What do we call the pouches of the large intestine that allow it to elongate?
Haustra
What do we call the 3 bands of longitudinal smooth muscle that help form Haustra?
Taeniae Coli
What do we call the globs of fat that attach to Taeniae Coli?
Omental Appendices
What expanded pouch forms the beginning of the large intestine?
Cecum
What slender, hollow organ dominated by lymphatic nodules comes off of this pouch?
Appendix
Match the portions of the colon to their location/description,
Travels superiorly on the right side of the abdomen
Ascending Colon
Match the portions of the colon to their location/description,
Curve to the left (between ascending and transverse)
Hepatic Flexure or Right Colic Flexure
Match the portions of the colon to their location/description,
Travels to the left across abdomen
Transverse Colon
Match the portions of the colon to their location/description,
Curve inferiorly (between transverse and descending)
Splenic Flexure or Left Colic Flexure
Match the portions of the colon to their location/description,
Travels inferiorly on the left side of the abdomen
Descending Colon
Match the portions of the colon to their location/description,
S-shaped, from iliac fossa to midline of lower abdomen
Sigmoid Colon
What final, expanded section of the large intestine triggers the defecation reflex when its walls are stretched by feces?
Rectum
What do we call the orifice at the end of the large intestine?
Anus
Anus sphincter which is Involuntary, smooth muscle
Internal Anal Sphincter
Anus sphincter which is Voluntary, skeletal muscle
External Anal Sphincter
What organ, the largest visceral organ in the body, is located in the upper right quadrant of the abdomen?
Liver
List the 3 general categories of liver function.
Metabolic Regulation- Store/mobilize nutrients
Hematological Regulation- Reservoir/Filter/Synthesize Plasma Proteins
Synthesis & Secretion of Bile- Dilute/Buffer Chime, Emulsify (help lipids mix in water)
List the four lobes of the liver (as indicated by superficial landmarks) and indicate the landmarks that help discriminate between the two minor lobes.
Left
Right-Bigger
Quadrate-Gallbladder
Caudate-Inferior Vena Cava
What piece of mesentery divides the left and right lobes anteriorly?
Falciform Ligament
What thickened inferior portion of the falciform ligament is the remains of the umbilical vein?
Round Ligament of the liver or *Ligamentum Teres*
What pear-shaped organ on the inferior aspect of the liver is a muscular sac for bile storage?
Gallbladder
What glandular organ, lying deep to the stomach, extends from the c-shaped section of the small intestine to the spleen?
Pancreas
Match the portion of the biliary apparatus to its description.
Collect bile from the liver’s lobes
L & R Hepatic Ducts
Match the portion of the biliary apparatus to its description.
Unites ducts from each lobe into a single duct
Common Hepatic Duct
Match the portion of the biliary apparatus to its description.
Carries bile to or from the gallbladderCarries bile to or from the gallbladder
Cystic Duct
Match the portion of the biliary apparatus to its description.
Carries bile from liver and gallbladder to intestines
Common Bile Duct
Match the portion of the biliary apparatus to its description.
Enlargement and valve where bile joins secretions from pancreas
Hepatopancreatic Ampulla/Sphincter
Match the portion of the biliary apparatus to its description.
Raised projection/opening into small intestine (duodenum)
Major Duodenal Papilla