2. Accessory,./Structures:,./teeth,,./tongue,,./salivary,./glands,,./liver,,./gallbladder,,./pancreas
3. Organization/order, . / of, . / GI, . / tract:, . / 1.,./mouth
2. pharynx
3. esophagus
4. stomach
5. small,./intestine,./(duodenum,,./jejunum,,./ileum)
6. large,./intestine/colon,./(cecum,,./ascending,./right,,./transverse,,./descending,,./sigmoid)
7. rectum,./to,./anus
4. six, . / basic, . / processes, . / of, . / digestive, . / system:, . / -ingestion
-secretion
-mixing,./and,./propulsion
-digestion:,./mechanical,./and,./chemical
-absorption
-defecation
5. chemical, . / vs, . / mechanical, . / digestion:, . / mechanical:,./breaks,./into,./pieces,./and,./mixes,./with,./saliva,./(
chew-ing)
chemical:
-amylase:,./carb,./breakdown
-lingual,./lipase:,./breakdown,./of,./triglycerides,./into,./fatty,./acids,./and,./glycerol
6. epiglottis:,./-covers,./trachea,./during,./swallowing,./to,./prevent,./food,./entry
7. esophagus:,./portion,./of,./the,./GI,./tract,./connecting,./the,./pharynx,./to,./the,./stomach
-secretes,./mucous,./and,./transport,./food,./to,./stomach
8. peristalsis:,./involuntary,./movements,./that,./push,./the,./bolus,./towards,./the,./stomach
9. gastroesophageal,./reflux,./disease,./(GERD):,./solids,./and,./fluids,./return,./to,./the,./mouth,./from,./t
he,./stomach
-lower,./sphincter,./fails,./to,./open:,./esophagus,./feels,./like,./chest,./pain/heart,./attack
-lower,./esophageal,./sphincter,./fails,./to,./close:,./stomach,./acids,./enter,./esophagus,./and,./cause,./heartburn
10. 3,./stomach,./regions:,./cardia:,./upper,,./narrow,./region,./just,./below,./lower,./esophageal,./sphincter
,./funds:,./superior,./to,./and,./left,./of,./cardia
body:,./main,,./central,./portion