Digestive System

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Across
  1. 3. What is considered the outermost layer of the gastrointestinal system?
  2. 9. Bile acids in the digestive tract are what type of molecules that aid in the emulsification process?
  3. 10. Also known as BER, and is all throughout the smooth muscle layers of the digestive tract.
  4. 12. The cephalic phase is considered to be triggered by stimulus in the _____.
  5. 13. A strain of the parasympathetic nervous system that is responsible for the "rest and digest" portions that are able to function autonomously.
  6. 14. The layer of the digestive system that contains the mucous membrane, lamina propria, and the muscularis mucosa.
  7. 15. A type of cells involved in the release of HCL and the activation of pepsinogen are...
  8. 16. What step of the digestive process includes both endocrine and exocrine branches?
  9. 19. Works with the mixing part of the digestive process which is carried out through the use of smooth muscle.
  10. 20. The first step of the overall digestive process, includes what?
  11. 21. What is the type of proteolytic enzymes that is known to digest fat.
  12. 22. The type of cells that are in the pancreas and release sodium bicarbonate.
  13. 23. In the stomach there are _____ ____ that are apart of the Mucosa layer.
  14. 24. The type of secretions that are secreting hormones into the lumen (technically outside the body).
  15. 25. The part of the stomach that resides above the level of the esophagus.
Down
  1. 1. We contain much ______ in the digestive system which acts as a fail safe in our body so that digestion can continue to occur even if we encounter issues.
  2. 2. What is the overall last step of the digestive process?
  3. 4. The parasympathetic along with _______ nervous system can innervate and affect the functions of the digestive system.
  4. 5. What is the type of cell that resides in the small intestine and accessory organs which contain microvilli?
  5. 6. What is considered the breakdown of the food parts that we ingest all the way to the creation of the food parts into absorbable units.
  6. 7. What type of organs are salivary glands, exocrine pancreas, and the biliary system considered in the digestive system?
  7. 8. The breakdown of carbohydrates, proteins and hydrophobic food parts into molecules the body can absorb is considered what?
  8. 11. ___ is able to regulate whether or not gastric emptying will occur in the stomach.
  9. 17. What is this type of motor activity involved with contraction of muscle to move out food stuff through explicitly the small intestine?
  10. 18. What is the absorbable units of the breakdown of carbohydrates?