1. Alimentary Canal & Accessory Organs

2. Warm up Apr. 7 What are two parts of the digestive system? Describe mechanical digestion. How much can the stomach hold?

3. Pancreas Aids in digestion of carbohydrates, fats, nucleic acids, and proteins

4. Liver Located in the upper right quadrant of the abdominal cavity Important in the metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, & proteins Filters blood

5. Gallbladder Stores bile between meals Releases bile into the small intestine

6. Small Intestine Connected to the large intestines Completes digestion of the nutrients Absorbs the products of digestion 3 portions – duodenum, jejunum, & ileum

7. Duodenum About 25 cm long and 5 cm in diameter

8. Jejunum and Ileum Jejunum – about 2/5 of total length Ileum – connects to large intestine

9. Movement Through Intestine Peristaltic waves move food slowly – 3 to 10 hours – through the small intestines

10. Review ?’s What starts off digestion? Describe it. What swallows the food? How does the stomach work? What does the liver do? What can cause the liver to over work? What is the job of the small intestines?

11. Warm up Apr. 8 What are the three parts of the small intestines? What does the gallbladder do? What does the liver do?

12. Large Intestine Approximately 1.5 meters long Absorbs water & electrolytes from chyme & forms & stores feces

13. Warm up Apr. 11 Describe the path of food from the mouth through the small intestines. Include all vocab.

14. Colon Consists of 4 portions - ascending colon - transverse colon - descending colon - sigmoid colon

15. Rectum The last 2.5 to 4 cm of the large intestine

16. Intestinal Information Large intestine has little or no digestive function Feces – materials that were not digested or absorbed, plus water, mucus, and bacteria; 75% water