KINESIOL 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Gastrointestinal Tract, Submucous Plexus, Muscularis Mucosae

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24. 1 anatomy of the digestive system digestive tract: also called the alimentary tract / canal (begins with mouth, extends to stomach) Accessory organs: secrete fluids into tract that contain enzymes that aid breakdown of foods to absorb nutrients; exist outside of alimentary canal: liver, gall bladder, pancreas. Mouth (oral cavity) with salivary glands (secret enzymes that begin breakdown of carbs) and tonsils. Inferior movement through esophagus moves food into stomach. Food leaving stomach, referred to as chyme enters small intestine (duodenum, jejunum, ileum: major absorptive organ of digestive system. Liver, gallbladder, pancreas dump secretions into small intestine to speed up breakdown. Large intestine including cecum, colon, rectum, anal canal with mucous glands. Oral cavity pharynx esophagus stomach small intestine large intestine rectum anus. Ingestion: food into stomach: mastication: chewing; mechanical digestion (breaking down food into smaller pieces); exposes surface area of food, propulsion.

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