1. The digestive system

2. Random Fact
Large intestine, over the entire lifetime of a person, actually ends up processing around 50 tons of food consumed by an individual. It may be more or less depending on how much a person eats

3. The Large Intestine Includes the cecum, colon, rectum, and anal canal
Larger in diameter, but shorter than small intestine
Absorbs water, salts and vitamins
Stores indigestible material until elimination

4. The Cecum
Peritonitis – infection of the lining of the abdominal cavity

5. The Colon Ascending, Transverse, Descending, & Sigmoid
Ridding the body of undigested material = maintenance of homeostasis
Bacteria break down indigestible material and produce vitamins and molecules

6. Polyps
Growths in the epithelial lining

7. Diarrhea & Constipation
Major causes are infection of the lower intestinal tract and nervous stimulation
i.e. food poisoning

8. Words to know Enzymes: Hormones: Gastrin Secretin GIP CCK Duodenum
Jejunum
Ileum
Chime
Bile
Villi
Microvilli
Brush border
Blood capillaries
Lacteal
Emulsification
Pancreatic amylase
Maltase
Lactase
Sucrase
Pepsinogen
Pepsin
Trypsin
Carboxypeptidase
Gastric lipase
Lipase
Nuclease
Nucleosidase
Gastrin
Secretin
GIP
CCK

9. Words to know Cecum Sigmoid colon Appendix Polyp Rectum Diarrhea
Anal canal
Constipation
Peritonitis
Ascending colon
Transverse colon
Descending colon