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The Alimentary Tract
A long muscular tube with many
sections and areas.
Begins with the mouth and ends with
the anus.
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The Alimentary tract
Mouth
Pharynx
Esophagus
Stomach
Small Intestine
Large Intestine
Anus
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Accessory Parts
Organs that are not in the Alimentary
tract but helps in the digestion
Teeth
Tongue
Salivary glands
Liver
Gall bladder
Pancreas
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Mouth
Functions:
Food enters in the mouth or oral
cavity
Tasting
Mechanical breakdown of food
Secretion of salivary
glands (salivary amylase)
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Mouth
Structures in the mouth that aids digestion:
Teeth
– cut, tear, crush and grind food.
Salivary glands
– produce and secrete saliva into the oral cavity.
Parotid (beneath the cheeks)
Submaxillary (below the jaw bone)
Sublingual (below the tongue)
– saliva moistens the food and contains enzymes (ptyalin or salivary amylase) that begins digestion of starch into smaller polysaccharides.
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Mouth
Tongue
Mixes and rolls food into tiny
mashed up bits (Bolus)
Pushes the bolus toward
the pharynx and into the esophagus when swallowing.
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Anatomy of the Mouth and Throat
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Human Deciduous and Permanent Teeth
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Mechanism of Swallowing
Swallowing is a coordinated activity of
the tongue, soft palate, pharynx and esophagus.
Phases
Food is pushed
into the pharynx by the tongue. (voluntary)
Tongue blocks the mouth
Soft palate closes off the nose
Larynx (Adam’s Apple) rises so the Epiglottis (a flap of tissue) can close the opening of the trachea.
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Esophagus
A straight muscular tube that is about 10
inches (25 cm) long which connects the mouth with
the stomach
Food takes about 4 to 8 seconds as it passes through to the stomach.
Its walls contain smooth muscles that contracts in wavy motion (Peristalsis).
Peristalsis propels food and liquid slowly down the esophagus into the stomach.
Cardiac Sphincter (ring-like valve) relaxes to allow food into the stomach.
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Stomach
J-shaped muscular sac
Has inner folds (rugae) that increases
the surface area of the stomach.
Churns and grinds together
the bolus into smaller pieces.
Food is mixed with gastric juices (hydrochloric acid and enzymes) secreted by the stomach walls.
HCL helps break down food and kills bacteria that came along with the food.
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Stomach
Pepsin – major enzyme; converts proteins into peptides
in the presence of HCL.
Mucus – lubricates food and
protects the gastric lining from strong digestive juices.
Converts the bolus into a liquid (chyme) after 4 hrs of mechanical and chemical digestion
Chyme passes through the pyloric sphincter into the small intestine.
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Small Intestine
Long (20 ft), coiled tube beneath the
stomach.
Has three parts:
Duodenum – upper part; about 10 in;
connected to the stomach.
– where the digestive juices from the pancreas and the liver combine with chyme making it thin and watery.
Jejunum – about 8 ft
Ileum – about 12 ft
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Small Intestine
Site of greatest amount of digestion and
absorption
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Small Intestine
Takes about 4 – 8 hrs to
complete its journey.
Mucosa (inner wall) – secretes several enzymes
that acts on the food.
Where the pancreatic enzymes are emptied into.
Digested nutrients are absorbed through intestinal walls.
Absorbed materials cross the mucosa into the blood then other parts of the body for storage or further chemical change.
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Small Intestine
Has folded inner walls covered with fingerlike
projections (villi; sing. – villus)
Each villus has tinier projections
called microvilli that absorbs digested food.
Villi and microvilli increases the surface area of the small intestine for greater absorption.
Peristalsis moves the undigested food to the large intestine.
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Movement in small intestine:
Mixing: Segmental contraction that occurs
in small intestine
Secretion: Lubricate, liquefy, digest
Digestion: Mechanical and chemical
Absorption:
Movement from tract into circulation or lymph
Elimination: Waste products removed from body
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Large Intestine
a.k.a. Colon
larger diameter, but shorter (5 ft)
Water
is absorbed from the undigested food making the waste
harder until it becomes solid.
Waste stays for 10 – 12 hours.
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Large Intestine
Waste is pushed into the expanded portion
(rectum) of the large intestine.
Solid waste stays in the
rectum until it is excreted through the anus as feces.
Appendix hangs on the right side of the large intestine.
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Accessory Organs
Produce or store enzymes that helps in
digestion.
Liver
Largest gland of the body
Stores vitamins A,D,E,K
Stores sugar and glycogen
Produces bile (watery, greenish substance)
Secretes bile to the gall bladder via the hepatic duct and cystic duct.
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Accessory Organs
Gall bladder
Stores bile in between
meals
Secretes bile to the duodenum through the bile
duct during mealtime.
Bile contains bile salts, pigments, cholesterol and phospholipids.
Bile is an emulsifier NOT an enzyme.
Emulsifier – dissolves fat into the watery contents of the intestine.
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Accessory Organs
Pancreas
Produces a juice that contains enzymes
(amylase and insulin) to break down carbohydrates, fats and
protein.
Secretes the juice into the duodenum through the pancreatic duct.