AP_5021_L06_Digestive

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PRE-LAB QUESTIONS 1. Explain the digestion that occurs in the oral cavity. In the oral cavity digestion starts with the breaking down of food in the mouth with then mixes with saliva; once this occurs the food is then digested as carbohydrates. 2. What is the function of the liver in digestion? The liver breaks down the rw materials and creates the the right nutrients that the body need to function properly and it is a protector that keeps harmful chemicals away. 3. What role does the gallbladder play in digestion? The storing of bile and other digestion fats. 4. Why is the orientation of muscle in the stomach wall important? How does this contribute to its function? It is important to the response of food constriction and it contributes its function through the stomach breaking down the food through the pyloric sphincter. ©eScience Labs, 2016 The Digestive System
EXPERIMENT 1: MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM Post-Lab Questions 1. Identify the labeled components in the slide images below. A______Epithelium____________ B_____Noncornified stratified squamous epithelium_____________ C_______Lamina Propria___________ ©eScience Labs, 2016 The Digestive System
5. Identify the labeled components in the slide images below. A____Intestinal Crypts______________ B______Muscularis Mucosae____________ 6. What is unique about the small intestinal mucosa? It feeds nutrients to the bloodstream which it then sent throughout the body. 7. What is the role of the esophageal glands? The role is to lubriacate the food and cause an easier form of digestion. ©eScience Labs, 2016 The Digestive System
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EXPERIMENT 2: VIRTUAL MODEL – THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM Post-Lab Questions 1. Is the liver dorsal or ventral to the stomach? Ventral 8. Is the gallbladder superior or inferior to the esophagus? Inferior 9. What digestive organ is the duodenum a part of? Pyloric Sphincter and small intestine 10. What is the initial part of the large intestine called? Cecum 11. What is the most inferior part of the digestive system? Rectum ©eScience Labs, 2016 The Digestive System