The Digestive System

A & P

15.1

Functions: mechanical and

chemical breakdown of food

       *absorption of nutrients

Consists of alimentary canal

and accessory organs

Wall of the Alimentary Canal

Characteristics of the Canal

1.  Mucosa - protects tissues and carries absorption

2.  Submucosa - glands, blood vessels, nerves

3.  Muscular Layer - smooth muscle tissue, circular & longitudinal fibers, pushes food  (PERISTALSIS)

4.  Serosa (serous layer) - visceral perioneum, outer covering of the tube, lubricates surfaces (serous fluid)

Mixing Movements

Contractions mix food

with digestive juices

 

Peristalsis - pushes food

down the tube

Anatomy of the Mouth

Anatomy of a Tooth

Teeth

 

Incisors

Cuspid (canine)

Bicuspids

Molars

Tooth Decay

METH MOUTH

ROOT CANAL

Salivary Glands Parotid - ear, cheekSubmandibular - below jawSublingual - under tongue

Pharynx 

 

nasopharynx

oropharynx

laryngopharynx

 

 

 

 

Esophagus

esophageal hiatus is where it penetrates the diaphragm cardiac sphincter at entrance to stomach

STOMACH MUSCLES:   Longitudinal, Circular, Oblique

Stomach

Regions

•Cardiac•Fundic•Body (greater and

lesser curvature)•Pyloric

Stomach Lining

Gastric Juices contain acids that break down food  - secreted by gastric glands 

PEPSIN  - most important digestive enzyme for breaking down food   

 

Mucus prevents stomach from digesting itself 

Chyme - paste, after food has been broken down, released then into the duodenum via the pyloric sphincter valve

Rugae - folds within stomach

Gastric Pits contain glands to make juices 

PANCREAS - secretes insulin which breaks down sugars

Pancreatic Juice also breaks down fat

 Liver

 1 large right lobe  | 1 smaller left lobe

Liver - ducts and vessels

Hepatic duct --> to common bile duct

Hepatic portal vein - circulates blood throughout liver

Liver Functions1.  blood glucose levels2.  breakdown of lipids and fats3.  protein metabolism4.  stores vitamins5.  destroys damaged RBCs6.  removes toxins7.  secretes bile

Remember Bili Lights?

Using bili lights is a therapeutic procedure performed on newborn or premature infants to reduce elevated levels of bilirubin. If blood levels of bilirubin become too high, the bilirubin begins to dissolve in the body tissues, producing the characteristic yellow eyes and skin of jaundice. 

Gall Bladder - under liver          cystic duct --> common bile duct          stores bile, digests fat                 *gallstones may form

 

Small Intestine

 

Starts at the pyloric

sphincter

1.  Duodenum

2.  Jejunum

 

3.  Ileum

 

*Mesentery 

Membrane holds it

together,  contains

blood vessels

Greater Omentum

a  "curtain-like" membrane that covers the intestines, stores fat and lays like a drape

Greater Omentum

http://youtube.com/v/2bmfH5yQHak

Intestinal villi - increase surface area to absorb nutrients, connect to vessels

The main function of the small intestine is to secrete chemicals that break down food and carry the nutrients away in the blood stream.  In one word:

ABSORPTION

Large Intestine 

Cecum 

 

Appendix

 

Colon (4 parts)

    Cecum   

Ascending   

Transverse    

Descending    

Sigmoid

 

 

Rectum

 

Anus

Function of Large IntestineSecretes mucus,  reabsorbs water, contains bacteria to aid in digestion  (intestinal flora)

Mass Movements (defecation) - removes undigested food

The main job is  WATER REABSORPTION...

How to Make Fake Poop...

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LABEL THIS!

1.  esophagus2.  liver3.  stomach4. pyloric sphincter5.  duodenum6.  pancreas7.  jejunum8.  ileum9.  cecum10. appendix11.  ascending colon12.  descending colon13.  sigmoid colong14.  anus

Nutrition

Disorders of the Digestive System

 

GERD

 

Gastroesophageal

reflux disease

Dysentery or Diarrhea

HEPATITIS  A, B, C

Hepatitis A

is caused by eating food and drinking water infected with a virus called HAV.  While it can cause swelling and inflammation in the liver, it doesn't lead to chronic disease. Almost everyone who gets hepatitis A has a full recovery, some may need hospitalizationMany people are recommended to receive hepatitis A vaccine, including people at increased risk for exposure to hepatitis A virus infection and people who are more likely to get seriously ill if infected with the virus

Hepatitis B is caused by the virus HBV. It is spread by contact with an infected person's blood, semen, or other body fluid. And, it is a sexually transmitted disease (STD).  

 Some people never develop symptoms, others develop chronic symptoms that stay with them their whole life.  

Hepatitis C is caused by the virus HCV. It is spread the same way as hepatitis B, through contact with an infected person's blood, semen, or body fluid (see above).  Like hepatitis B, hepatitis C causes swelling of the liver and can cause liver damage that can lead to cancer. Most people who have hepatitis C develop a chronic infection. This may lead to a scarring of the liver, called cirrhosis.  

Blood banks test all donated blood for hepatitis C, greatly reducing the risk for getting the virus from blood transfusions or blood products.

Crohn’s Disease

IBS  - Irritable Bowel Syndrome

STOMACH ULCERS

Lactose Intolerance  Inability to digest milk, can cause stomach upset

Appendicitis

Hernia

intestines poke through abdominal muscles

When people with celiac disease eat foods or use products containing gluten, their immune system responds by damaging or destroying villi

 Without healthy villi, a person becomes malnourished, no matter how much food one eats.

Gallstones  (Cholelithiasis)

Gallstones are made from cholesterol and other things found in the bile. They can be smaller than a

grain of sand or as large as a golf ball.

Gastric Bypass Surgery

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Colon Cancer

Colonoscopy is a screening technique to detect cancer. 

See Katie Couric's Colonoscopy