Lecture Exam: Chapter 24 - Digestive
System Questions And Answers.
Digestive System - Answer mechanical & chemical breakdown of food, absorption of nutrients,
and elimination
-consists of alimentary canal & accessory organs
Accessory Organs - Answer Assist with the breakdown of food
1. Liver
2. Gallbladder
3. Pancreas
Mucosa - Answer inner layer
-protects tissues & absorbs
Submucosa - Answer -glands, blood vessels, nerves
Muscular Layers - Answer -smooth muscle tissues
-pushes blood
Serosa - Answer outer layer
-visceral peritoneum
-lubricates
Mucosa - Answer inner lining of mucous membrane
1. Epithelium
-lines lumen, simple epithelium
-allows for absorption
2. Lamina Propria - has blood vessels & nerves
-location of absorption