Download Reading Guide Chapter 15

Reading Guide Chapter 15
5.1 – Introduction
a. Describe the general functions of the digestive system.
b. What is the alimentary canal?
c. List the structures that comprise the alimentary canal.
d. List the accessory organs.
5.2 – Characteristics of Alimentary Canal
a. List and describe the four distinct tissue layers of the
alimentary canal.
5.4 – 5.10 The Organs
a. Describe the salivary glands and what they do in digestion.
b. What is a bolus?
c. Describe the pharynx.
d. Describe the esophagus.
e. Describe functions of the stomach.
f. How are the secretions of the stomach regulated?
g. What is chyme?
h. Describe the functions of the pancreas.
i. How are the secretions of the pancreas regulated?
j. Describe the functions of the liver.
k. Explain what hepatitis is and give an example of how one
could get it.
l. Describe the function of the gall bladder.
m. What is bile needed for and how is it regulated.
n. Describe the functions of the small intestine.
o. List the 3 sections of the small intestine.
p. Describe the structure of the small intestinal wall.
q. Describe how carbohydrates, proteins and fats are absorbed.
r. Describe the functions of the large intestine.
s. List the 4 sections of the colon.
t. Describe how mass movements are produced in the large
intestine.
u. Describe the contents of fecal matter.