Chapter 18

1. Know the functions of the digestive system
2. What is digestion?
3. Know the functions of the different organs in digestion
4. Know the histology of the different layers of the GI tract
5. What are plicae, and what is their function?
6. What are chief cells and what do they secrete?
7. What are G cells and what do they secrete?
8. What are segmentation, peristalsis, and mass movements?
9. Know the neurological implications of the swallowing reflex
10. What is trypsinogen and pepsinogen?
11. Where are HCl and HCO3- secreted?
12. Where does nutrient absorption primarily occur?
13. Where does carbohydrate digestion start? Name the first enzyme used
14. What is bile? Where is it produced and secreted?
15. What is intrinsic factor? Know the importance between intrinsic factor and anemia
16. What is the function of the large intestine?
17. What does the pancreas produce?
18. Know the functions of the liver.
19. Know the different phases during digestion (cephalic, gastric, intestinal)
20. How are fats absorbed?