Chapter 24 - Digestive System

Front 1

Name the regions and structures associated with the digestive system.

Back 1

the oral cavity, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, anus

Front 2

Name the 8 functions of the digestive system.

Back 2

1) ingestion
2) mastication
3) propulsion
4) mixing
5) secretion
6) digestion
7) absorption
8) elimination

Front 3

Deglutition

Back 3

swallowing; moves a bolus from the oral cavity into the esophagus

Front 4

Peristaltic waves

Back 4

consists of a wave of relaxation of the circular muscles, which forms a leading wave of distention in front of the bolus, followed by a wave of strong contraction of the circular muscles behind the bolus, which forces the bolus along the the digestive tube

Front 5

Mass movement

Back 5

a type of movement sometimes experienced in the large intestine;
contractions that extend over much larger parts of the digestive tract than peristaltic movements

Front 6

Segmental contractions

Back 6

mixing contractions that occur in the small intestine