ANP 1107 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Taste Bud, Quadrate Bone, Palatine Uvula

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Anatomy and Physiology
• Course: ANP 1107
• Professor: Jacqueline Carnegie

Document Summary

2 main groups of organs: alimentary canal (gastrointestinal tract or gut): Mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine. Continuous muscular tube from mouth to anus. Absorbs digested fragments through lining into the bloodstream. Excretes end products of digestion: accessory digestive organs: Teeth, tongue, gallbladder, salivary glands, liver, pancreas. & tongue are connected to the gi tract by ducts: we need ducts because uids like bile and emulsifying agents to aid digestion. Most of these accessory organs produce secretory products such as saliva, bile, enzymes to aid in the digestion of food: food in the lumen of the gi tract said to be outside the body. Because from our mouth to anus we are a twisted and muscular open tube basically. Abdominopelvic cavity: most digestive organs in abdominopelvic cavity which is lined with slick, friction- reducing serous membranes. Reduces friction and abrasion, tissues would have di culties with motility w/o.