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Digestive tract

1) ingestion


2)mechanical processing


3) digestion


4) secretion


5) absorption


6) elimination


These are all major functions of what tract?

Peristalsis

_____ is wave like contractions that propel digestive contents through the tract.

Segmentation

_____ are churning contractions that mix the digestive contents

Carbohydrate; monosaccharide, disaccharide

Polysaccharide* is a complex sugar (animal=glycogen, plant =starch, amylose) what breaks down the polysaccharide?

Lipids; lipases, fatty acids, glycerol

Triglycerides. What breaks them down?

Proteins; protenges and peptidases

Polypeptides* what breaks them down?

Nucleic acids; 5 carbon sugar and nucleases

Polynucleotides* what breaks them down?

Ingestion, mechanical processing and digestion

What functions does the buccal cavity do?

Secretion

Why function does saliva do?

Mechanical processing, digestion and secretion

What functions does the stomach do?

Digestion, secretion, absorption

What functions does the duodenum do?

Absorption

What function does the colon do?

Lamina propria

This is loose connective tissue that lies just deep to the digestive epithelium and contains numerous blood vessels, nerves, and lymph vessels

Muscularis mucosa

This is a double layer of smooth muscle that can cause folds in the mucosa. Muscularis interna

Serosa

This is an outer layer of connective tissue that forms the visceral peritoneum.

Submucosa

Contains submucosal plexus, is dense connective tissue that contains larger blood vessels, nerves, and lymph vessels.