ANP1107- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 40 pages long!)

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

Document Summary

1. 1 differentiate between components of alimentary canal and accessory digestive organs. 2 main groups: 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 all except teeth and tongue? are connected to the gi tract by ducts. Most of these produce secretory products such as saliva, bile, enzymes to aid in the digestion of food. 1. 2 describe the relationship between various digestive organs and the peritoneum. Most digestive organs in abdominopelvic cavity which is lined with slick, friction-reducing serous membranes. The peritoneum is the most extensive of these: Visceral peritoneum: covers external surfaces of digestive organs and is continuous with the parietal peritoneum: lines walls of abdominopelvic cavity.