Digestive System Outline
I.
Digestive Functions
a. Describe the following functions of the digestive system:
i. Absorption
ii. Secretion
iii. Defecation
iv. Deglutition
v. peristalsis
II.
Salivary glands and functions
a. What are the 3 salivary glands?
b. Where are each located.
c. Descriptions of each.
III.
Movements of the “tube”
a. Describe how food moves thru the gut.
b. Why is a one way tube beneficial?
IV.
Organs and accessory organs of Digestive System (You have a chart to summary this section)
Be sure to be able to label: ducts, valves/sphincters, organs, and glands
a. locations
b. functions
c. secretions
V.
Enzymes and functions (HCl, gastrin, pepsin, secretin, trypsin, amylases, CCK, p 693
VI.
Layers of Digestive tract (intestinal wall p 667)
a. What are the layers of the digestive tract?
b. How are villi and microvilli important?
VII.
Why is a high fiber diet important?
VIII. Diseases and disorders of Digestive System
a. Barrette’s esophagus:
b. Hiatal hernia:
c. Gastritis:
d. Cirrhosis:
e. Hepatitis:
f. Gallstones:
g. Pancreatitis: