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Mucosa Lining
Protects, Absorbs, Secretes

Epithelial tissue
Submucosa
Blood Vessels, Nerves, Nourishes

Loose Connective Tissue
Muscular coat
2 Layers of Smooth muscle
Fibroserous Coat
Secrets Serous Fluid (keeps moist)
Hard Palate
Roof of oral cavity
-2 Maxillae bones
-2 Palantines
Soft Palate
seperates cavity from nasopharynx
-muscle is arch shaped
Uvula
extends from soft palate

closes nasal cavity when swallowing
Palatine Tonsils
lymphatic tissue
protects against infection
Tongue
skeletal muscle
connected to mandible
pulverizes and kneads food
Papillae
rough elevations (NOT the tastebuds)
3 types-Filoform, fungiform, circumvallate
Filoform
tongue elevations that are on the anterior 2/3 or the tongue
Fungiform
Tongue elevations
mushroom shape near edge
Circumvallate
Tongue elevations
round
forms an inverted V at posterior part of tongue
Sulingual Salvary Gland
BAck of chin, below tongue
mucus thick and stringy
Submandibular/Submaxillary
In floor of mouth inside jaw
Parotid
Below and anterior to the ears
Salivation
99% water, enzymes and mineral salts
digest starches
produces 1 quart a day
What strengthen teeth?
A diet requiring chewing, soft foods cause atrophy
Decidous teeth
baby teeth
How many decidous teeth are there?
20!
10 top
10 bottom
Permanent Teeth
3-2-1-2--2-1-2-3
Incisors
Cut
Cuspids
Canine (eye) tear
Bicuspids
Molarsr--grind
Triscupids
Molars--grind
Wisdom Teeth
hurt due to shortness of jaw
Pharynx
extends from base of skull to esophogus (tube-like)
Palatine Tonsil
most often removed
Palatine Tonsil
most often removed
Lingual Tonsils
base of tongue deep in pharynx
Pharynx
(adenoids)
Esophogus
collapsible tube (no rings)
about 10 inches long
Where is the esophogus
extends from pharynx to stomach piercing
Deglulition
act of swalling
involuntary then involuntary process
Peristalsis
ring of contractions down wall of tube, pushes contents ahead to stomach
How much can the stomach hold
3-4 liters of food/drink
Cardiac Divison of Stomach
nearest heart
Fundus Divison of Stomach
storage area (air)
Body Divison of Stomach
portion between cardiac and pylorus
Pylorus Divison of Stomach
section before the intestine
Lumen Divison of Stomach
Stomach cavity
Rugae
ridges within stomach for absorption and mechanical digetion
Pyloraspasm (Infants)
Muscles do not relax
causes vomitting
Pylor stenosis
an obstructive narrowing
Functions of the Stomach
REservoir
Secretes gastric juices
Churns and mixes food
Absorption
Length of SI for carnivore
5x the trunk
Length of SI for herbivore
16x the trunk
LEngth of SI for omnivore
8x the trunk
Villi
vascular projections, increase surface area
Functions of Small Intestine
Completes digestion of food
Absorbs end producst in blood
Secretes Hormones
Ahydraulic Press
Appendix off end of cecum contains lymphatic tissue
Functions of Large Intestine
absorption of water
secretion of mucus
elimination
Peritoneum
membrane covering most of before mentioned organs that holds them loosely in place
Liver
largest gland in body
Hepatic Duct
one from each liver lobe
when joined together froms common hepatic duct
Cystic Duct
from gall bladder to hepatic duct
Common Bile Duct
combination of cystic and hepatic
bile duct empties into duodenum
Functions of the Liver
detoxifies blood stream
Secretes bile
Metabolize fats
Cells store iron, vitamins
Functions of the Gall Bladder
stores bile from liver
-ejects bile into duodenum
Jaundice
bile duct blockage, bile absorbs into blood
Cholecystectomy
Gall Stones
removal of gall baldder
due to cholesterol crystallizing
Functions of the PAncreas
secretes digestive enzymes
secretes insulin
secretes glucagon-opposte of insulin
Mechanical forms of digestion
-mastication (chewing)
-deglutition
-peristalitic contractinos
-emptying stomach
-chrning and mixing
-defecation
Chemical
-enzymes
-changes occur with hydrolysis