This stimulates peristalsis and secretion activity
Parasympathetic nervous system
Stomach
Breakdown food to chyme
Blood Filter of Liver
Hepatocytes
Proteins turn into
How many Liters of water a day does the digestive system receives?
9 Liters
This is NOT an accessory organ
Gallbladder Function
Stores and Concentrates bile
Uptake of nutrients into blood and lymph
Absorption
Polysaccharides turn into
monosaccharides
This keeps food from coming back into the stomach.
Pyloric Sphincter
Where digestion starts
Mouth
Functions of the Liver
Metabolize
Filter
Detoxify
500 mL produced a day
Gas (Flatus)
Pancreatic juices can split
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Carbs
Proteins
Fats
Nucleic Acids
Fingerlike projections that increase surface area
Villi
3 parts of Small Intestine (In order)
Duodenum
Jejunum
Ileum
Esophagus
Transport
Muscular Contraction to break up food
Perstalsis
Fats turn into
Fatty Acids
Length of GI tract
30 feet
This is where the most absorption takes place.
Small Intestine
2 Digestive Functions
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Mechanical and Chemical
Gradual Movement of contents toward colon
Motility
4 stages of food processing
Ingestion
Digestion
Absorption
Defecation
4 parts of colon
Ascending
Transverse
Descending
Sigmoid