Digestive System

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Total cards: 24•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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Front (Question)

WHAT IS THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM?

Back (Answer)

A group of organs that breakdown COMPLEX food material into SIMPLE food materials with the help of chemicals.

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WHAT IS GASTROENTEROLOGY?

Back (Answer)

The branch of medicine focused on the diagnosis and treatment of diseases affecting the digestive system

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WHAT ARE ALL THE STAGES?

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• INGESTION • MECHANICAL PROCESSING • DIGESTION • SECRETION • ABSORPTION • EXCRETION

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INGESTION

Back (Answer)

• first step in digestion • taking food through the mouth

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MECHANICAL PROCESSING

Back (Answer)

• crushing/ shearing makes material • easier to move through the tract

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DIGESTION

Back (Answer)

• process of breaking down large food molecules into smaller ones. • easier for cells to absorb the nutrients

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SECRETION

Back (Answer)

release of water acids, buffers, enzymes and salts by epithelium of GI tract and glandular organs.

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ABSORPTION

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• transport of digested material into lymphatic system and cardiovascular for distribution to cells. • occuring in the small intestine

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EXCRETION

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• final stage in digestion • release of feces • Occurs in the RECTUM and expels through the ANUS

#10

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WHAT ARE THE TWO GROUPS OF ORGANS?

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• GASTROINTESTINAL (GI) TRACT • ACCESSORY DIGESTIVE ORGANS

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WHAT’S INCLUDED IN THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT

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• MOUTH CAVITY • PHARYNX • ESOPHAGUS • STOMACH • SMALL INTESTINE • LARGE INTESTINE

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WHAT’S INCLUDED IN THE ACCESSORY DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

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• TEETH • TONGUE • SALIVARY GLANDS • PANCREAS • GALL BLADDER • LIVER

#13

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MOUTH What portion is it? begins what?

Back (Answer)

• upper expanded portion which forms the beginning of GI TRACT

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FUNCTIONS OF MOUTH CAVITY

Back (Answer)

• SENSORY ANALYSIS • MECHANICAL PROCESSING • LUBRICATION • LIMITED DIGESTION

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TONGUE Where is it located? What is it made out of? What is it covered with?

Back (Answer)

• floor of mouth cavity • made up of skeletal muscles covered with mucous membrane. • upper surface and sides covered with papillae (taste buds)

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TYPES OF PAPILLAE ON THE TONGUE

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• CIRCUMVALLATE PAPILLAE • FUNGIFORM PAPILLAE • FILIFORM PAPILLAE • FOLATE PAPILLAE

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CIRCUMVALLATE PAPILLAE PAPILLAE ON THE TONGUE

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• largest papillae • 8 to 12 papillae arranged in inverted V Shape towards the base of tongue

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FUNGIFORM PAPILLAE PAPILLAE ON THE TONGUE

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• mushroom-shaped • scattered on the tip sides of the tongue • smallest • reddish dot and contains taste buds

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FILIFORM PAPILLAE PAPILLAE ON THE TONGUE

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• whitish in color • do not contain taste buds • provide texture and grip

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FOLATE PAPILLAE PAPILLAE ON THE TONGUE

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• fold-like ridges on the sides of the tongue • contain taste buds (more prominent in children)

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Where is the TEETH present and what is it responsible for?

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• present in sockets of mandible (lower jaw bone) and maxilla (upper jawbone) • Responsible with chewing

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TWO SETS OF TEETH

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• PERMANENT TEETH (32) • TEMPORARY TEETH (20) * 2-incisors; 1-canine; 2 pre-molars; 3 molars

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SALIVARY GLANDS

Back (Answer)

Glands in the mouth that produce saliva to help break down food and make swallowing easier.

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3 PAIR OF SALIVARY GLANDS

Back (Answer)

• PARATOID GLANDS • SUBMANDIBULAR GLANDS • SUBLINGUAL GLANDS