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upper GI

Upper GI

Horizontales
Pari of salivary glands
Teeth, tounge, salivary glands, liver, gallbladder, pancreas
Begins at secrection at the sight or smell of food, called parasympathetic response
Mostly water and bile salts, its exvretory function is to carry bilurubin and excess cholesterol to the intestines for elimination in feces, emulsifys fats into the small intestine
Part of digestive system
Upper lett abdominal quadrant, J shaped, some digestions takes place, but serves mainly as a resivor for food so that digestion may take place gradually.
The liver reulates the blood glucose levels by storing excess glucose as glycogen and performing glycogenolysis when the level is low.
Muscular tuve connecting the oral cavity to the esophagus. smooth muscle that contracts
Made mostly of water, used to dissolve food for gustation, and moisten food for swallowing
When the stomoach is empty the mucosa has folds
Propels food inferiorly to the stomach
Contraction of smooth muscle of the rectum and relaxation of the internal anal sphincter
Verticales
Pair of salivary glands
Lower esophageal sphincter relaxes to permit food to enter the stomach and then contracts to prevent back flow of stomach contents
Carries nutrient rich blood for intestines to the liver
Also part of digestive system
1 in and 20 feet long, within the peritoneal cavity, completed digestion, end products of digestion are absorbed into the blood and lymph
Begins mechanical digestion to create more surface area for the chemical digestion regulated by enzymes
2.5 in, 5 feet long, extends from the ileum to the anus, ileocecal valce prevents backup fecal amterial into the small intestine. elimination of feces
Parasympathetic response mediated by the facial and glossophyrngeal nerves
Where most of the absorption of nurtients take place
The only digestive enzyme in salica that functions in the mouth, which digests starch to maltose(sugar)
Pair of salivary glands
Occupies right side and center of upper abdomen, blood supply differs from other organs, recieves oxygenated blood from hepatic artery by way of the hepatic portal vein, blood form the adb digestive organs and the spleen is brought to it before being returned to the heart. the only digestive function of this organ is the production of bile by the hepatocytes.