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