UNIT I:
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
(Chapter 12, pp. 201-213 and Chapter 20, pp. 380-381)
Guided Prescribed Learning Outcomes:
1. Illustrate and give a function for each of the following: (you
may cut and paste images from web instead of drawing)
a) Mouth (p. 202)
k) Duodenum (p. 207)
b) Tongue (p. 203)
l) Liver (p. 210)
c) Teeth (p. 202-203)
m) Gall bladder (p. 210)
d) Salivary glands (p.
n) Pancreas (p. 210)
203)
o) Small intestine (p.
e) Pharynx (p. 204)
207)
f) Epiglottis (p. 204)
p) Appendix (p. 208)
g) Esophagus (p. 205)
q) Large intestine
h) Cardiac Sphincter (p.
(colon) (p. 208)
205)
r) Rectum (p. 208)
i) Stomach (p. 200)
s) Anus (p. 208)
j) Pyloric sphincter (p.
206)
2. Describe swallowing and peristalsis (p. 205)
3. Describe the following digestive enzymes. Include their
glandular sources and describe the digestive reaction they
promote:
a) salivary amylase (p.
e) lipase (p. 212)
212)
f) peptidase (p. 212)
b) pancreatic amylase
g) maltase (p. 212)
(p. 212)
h) nuclease (Not covered
c) pepsin
in text- in notes)
d) trypsin) (p. 212)
4. Identify the components and describe the digestive actions of:
(p. 208, 210, 212-213)
a. Gastric juice
b. Pancreatic juice
c. intestinal juice
5. describe the action of the following digestive system hormones
(figure 12.7 page 208)
a. Gastrin
b. CCK (Cholecystokinin)
c. Secretin
6. Explain the role of bile in the emulsification and digestion
of fats (p. 210)
7. Identify the source gland for and describe the function of
insulin & glucagon
(Ch. 20, p. 380-381)
8. describe six major functions of the liver. (p. 211)
9. describe how the small intestine
and absorption (p. 207)
is specialized for digestion
10. illustrate and describe the function of villi in the small
intestine
11. Describe the functions of anaerobic bacteria such as E.
coli in the colon. (p. 208)
II. Vocabulary: Use this list to make study cards.
Check off the terms you know and work with the
rest until you know them!
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Absorption
Acid chyme
Active transport
Amylase
Appendicitis
Appendix
Bicarbonate ions
Bile
Bilirubin
Bolus
Caecum
Cardiac sphincter
Cellulose
Chemical digestion
Chemoreceptors
Cholecystokinin (CCK)
Churn
Chyme
Connective tissue
Deaminate
Defecation
Disaccharide
Duodenum
E. coli
Emulsifier
Endocrine gland
Epiglottis
Esophagus
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Exocrine gland
Fatty acids
Gall bladder
Gastric juice
Gastrin
Glucagon
Glycerol
Glycogen
HCl
Hemoglobin
Homeostasis
Hydrolytic enzyme
Insulin
Islets of Langerhans
Lacteals
Large intestine (colon)
Lipase
Maltase
Maltose
Nuclease
Pancreas
Pancreatic amylase
Pancreatic duct
Pancreatic juice
Pepsin
Pepsinogen
Peptidase
Peptides
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Peristalsis
Pharynx
Physical digestion
Precursor
Protease
Pyloric sphincter
Rectum
Saliva
Salivary amylase
Salivary glands
Secretin
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Sodium bicarbonate
Sphincter
Starch
Stomach
Symbiosis
Toxin
Trypsin
Urea
Urine
Vestigial structure
Villi