Studied by 9 peopleingestion
the intake of food
digestion
physical and chemical breakdown of food into usable nutrients
What does each breakdown into?
Proteins
Sugars
Fats
Amino acids, glucose, fatty acids or triglycerides
Absorption
movement of nutrients into the blood
Elimination/excretion
The body eliminates solid waste materials that cannot be absorbed into the bloodstream. The large intestine concentrates feces. The wastes pass out of the body through the anus.
Deglutition
Swallowing
Functions of the liver
Produces bile, helps maintain normal blood glucose levels, manufactures blood proteins necessary for clotting, releases bilirubin, a pigment in bile, removes toxin and poisons from the blood
ano/o
anus
append/o, appendic/o
appendix
bucc/o
cheek
cec/o
cecum
celi/o
belly, abdomen
cheil/o
lip
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
choledoch/o
common bile duct
col/o
colon
colon/o
colon
dent/i
tooth
duoden/o
duodenum
enter/o
intestines, usually small intestine
esophag/o
esophagus
faci/o
face
gastr/o
stomach
gingiv/o
gums
gloss/o
tongue
hepat/o
liver
ile/o
ileum
jejun/o
jejunum
labi/o
lip
lapar/o
abdomen
lingu/o
tongue
mandibul/o
lower jaw, mandible
odont/o
tooth
or/o
mouth
palat/o
palate
pancreat/o
pancreas
peritone/o
peritoneum
pharyng/o
throat
proct/o
anus and rectum
pylor/o
pyloric sphincter
rect/o
rectum
sialaden/o
salivary gland
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
stomat/o
mouth
uvul/o
uvula
Pancreas function
Exocrine: produces enzymes to digest starch, fat and proteins. Endocrine: secretes insulin.
Mastication
Chewing
Chyme
A pasty substance formed in the stomach
Bolus
Ball of food formed in the mouth
peristalsis
Smooth muscle contractions to move food through alimentary canal
maceration
the smooth muscle contractions of the stomach that form chyme
Note
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