Is this an accurate high school level representation of the digestive system path? If you think it needs editing/adding, feel free to give advice.

1. In the mouth there are two types of digestion; chemical and mechanical. Mechanical digestion is the mouth physically breaking the food down by the use of the tongue and teeth. Chemical digestion is the breaking down of food into smaller components with the use of saliva and the salivary glands that produce salivary amylase. The epiglottis is also used in digestion by covering the trachea while it goes down into the esophagus. Thus, preventing food from “going down the wrong pipe.”

2. As the food travels through the esophagus, the smooth muscles help squeeze the food in a downward, wringing, motion into the stomach.

3. Once inside of the stomach, the food gets saturated with acidic juices, Hydrochloric acid specifically, and mixed with the food. This is another example of chemical digestion. The food is simultaneously being churned by the stomach using smooth muscle, creating a pulp. This is another example of mechanical digestion.

4. Now that the food is a pulp, it is able to go into the small intestine. It is here that nutrients begin absorption into the body. The Duodenum is the first part of the small intestine and it neutralizes the acid. Bile, from the gall bladder, and other enzymes are received to aid in the digestion of fat. Other than bile there is mucus that lines the wall of the small intestine to help the food travel. After the duodenum the food travels to the jejunum. There are villi lining the wall of the jejunum that help to absorb the liquids and nutritional contents of the food. After traveling through the jejunum there is the ileum that also has villi, and further digests the food. The food and liquid is broken down further into its nutrients.

5. While the mass travels into the large intestine the nutrients absorbed by the villi continue onto the liver. In the liver the nutrients are filtered to remove any toxins.

6. Now in the large intestine the left-overs start in the caecum where undigested food, water, vitamins, and minerals travel throughout the colon.

7. The material travels from the ascending colon, to the transverse colon, then the descending colon, and finally the sigmoid colon. The material from the large intestine mixes with mucus and bacteria to form feces. Muscular movements from the colon push it towards the rectum.

8. Finally in the rectum the feces from the food you ate become a bowel movement.

My dad has metastasis adenocarcinoma on the jejunom on the small intestine. Is this very serious. How can we treat this? Is this cure-able? The polyp found is 5x8x7 mm. Is that big?

He is 67, can he endure the treatment?

Thanks.
He is said to be in stage four.. the doc said the part of the jejunum where they took during surgery was just a spread, like theres a mother cancer which is in his stomach.. it sux.

A surgeon is consulted and the patient is taken to the operating room. An incision is made in his right lower quadrant and a loop of intestines is found with the following characteristics: haustrum, taenia coli and epiploic appendages. The surgeon asks the 4th year medical student observing the surgery what part of the intestine this is and he correctly answers:

ileum
jejunum
stomach
ascending colon
rectum

I need help on the "Arsenal Gear-Jejunum" room: one of the rooms where Raiden is naked and the Colonel is saying weird stuff. I need to get out of the room and move on to the next rooms without going to the "Arsenal Gear-Ascending Colon" room because once you get in there, you can’t get out, or there’s probably some crawlspace that I can’t see, but anyway please help.

P.S. If you can, can you also explain why the hell is a Japanese woman on the radar when you spend some time in the "Ascending Colon" room?

P.S.S. Warn me also if there are other rooms similar to my situation after that room

I have a nursing question that says what nutrients would be lost if the jejunum and proximal ileum of the small intestine was resected. Please help

So my mother had a colonoscopy done and she forgot to ask her doctor about the cause of there being hemorrhoid’s in the last portion of the small intestine. The last portion is found to be the ileum, because it goes from duodenum, jejunum, to the ileum. Does anyone know the cause of there being hemorrhoid’s there? All help appreciated! Thanks!

Many things can stimulate the vomit reflex including irritation, overextension of the stomach and various chemicals.

•True
•False

Most of the nutrients have been absorbed from the chyme by the time it reaches the:

•••pyloric region of stomach.
•••ascending colon.
•••duodenum.
•••jejunum.
•••cardiac region of stomach.

Which of the following are absorbed into lacteals?

•amino acids
•triglycerides
•monosaccharides
•nucleic acids
•all of these

Back in july I had a yearly female checkup and I mentioned to her at the time that I had been experiencing some dull pain in my right lower abdomen, bloating in my belly and showed her some stretch marks that had developed over the area that was. I also mentioned that I had been feeling bone tired and a little lethargic, She was more concerned thought that both of my legs were very swollen–I hadn’t even noticed that. She tested me for diabetes and told me I should see my gp if i was still not feeling well. I didn’t even think of mentioning that I’d been having issues with my movements. I thought if anything I had an ovarian cyst. The tests for diabetes came back normal and I didn’t really give it any more thought.

Flash forward to the beginning of November and I had what I thought was a stomach flu that just would not go away–vomitting and diarrhea. I finally went to the doctor and repeated my story about the pressure in my lower right abdomen, and he got me in for a CT scan immediately thinking it could be an appendicitis. He called me a few days later and let me know that he wanted me to get in for a colonoscopy and was referring me to a gastroentologist because they found what looked to be a 2.5 cm "bilobulated Mass" near the cecum in my ascending colon. He was reluctant to answer my questions and said he thought it would be best if I saved them for the Gastroentologist. When I spoke with the Gastroentologist he started talking about something they saw with the small intestine (jejunum?) that he thought might be a duplication cyst on the left side of my upper abdomen. He seemed to not even be aware of the mass. When I asked about it he said that it might just be a problem with the CT scan and said he would have them schedule me as a priority but not an emergency. Well the first "priority" colonoscopy I could get was 12/15– a month later. I at this point was not worried, after all if it was really urgent they would have gotten me in sooner and the duplication cyst didn’t sound like a big deal. He did however want me to have a small bowel follow through done to check out the "duplication cyst" ASAP. When I went in for that test, the radiologist painted a different picture. He said that what they saw on the left side was thickening of the folds and was almost certainly NOT a duplication cyst. Then he asked me what I knew about the mass. I told him what I knew and he said that what they saw looked like it was on the outside wall of the colon, if that was the case the colonoscopy may not show anything which would mean surgery. He asked if I had been loosing wait which I had. I think that is when I started to get scared. I asked if they thought it was cancer and he said they can’t tell anything until they get a biopsy. That was 3 weeks ago and I still haven’t gotten the results for it and my colonoscopy isn’t for 2 more weeks. I emailed my doctors office but have not heard back. I’m afraid I’m overreacting to all of this and do not want to turn into a hypochondriac. I’m just so tired, achey and now the pain is different. I’ve never dealt with anything like this before and I don’t want to talke to my friends or family because I don’t want them to know how worried I am. Can anyone help me make heads or tails out of this, please?
Thanks for the responses. I actually received and email from the doctor and I got an earlier appointment – wed. The small bowel follow through was normal. And he ordered a ton of blood tests

In answer to your question Denisedds, those were actually two different things he saw–the thickening of the folds was on the left side. What looked to be on the outside of the colon was the mass they saw on the ascending colon on the right side. I am with Kaiser and have not actually seen the report myself–only what the different doctors have told me they don’t post those types of tests. I had blood work drawn last night and already have the results. Everything is normal except my sed rate which is high and my transferrin saturation which is low. Any idea if this means anything?

The mixed blessing with Kaiser is that they post results on line for blood work–think I’ll drive myself crazy trying to figure them out this weekend.
On a separate note–so sorry to hear about your cancer crossstitchkelly. I’ll keep you in my prayers. I hope your treatment is going well. I am experiencing very similar things to what you mention–No bleeding though. I’m holding on to that because the more research I do the more I am seeing that as a "hallmark" sign. Best of luck

108.gall bladder
109.gingival
110.ileum
111.incisors
112.jejunum
113.large intestine
114.liver
115.molars
116.neck
117.oral cavity
118.pancreas
119.pharynx
120.premolars
121.pulp
122.pulp cavity
123.rectum
124.root
125.root canal
126.sigmoid colon
127.small intestine
128.stomach
129.teeth
130.tongue
131.transverse colon
132.vermiform appendix
133.afferent arteriole
134.bladder
135.collecting duct
136.distal convoluted tubule
137.efferent arteriole
138.glomerular capsule
139.glomerulus
140.kidney
141.loop Henle
142.major calyx
143.minor calyx
144.nephron
145.papillary duct
146.peritubular capillaries
147.proximal convoluted tubule
148.renal artery
149.renal column
150.renal cortex
151.renal medulla
152.renal pelvis
153.renal pyramid
154.renal sinus
155.renal vein
156.ureter
157.urethra

The start of the process – the mouth: The digestive process begins in the mouth. Food is partly broken down by the process of chewing and by the chemical action of salivary enzymes (these enzymes are produced by the salivary glands and break down starches into smaller molecules).

On the way to the stomach: the esophagus – After being chewed and swallowed, the food enters the esophagus. The esophagus is a long tube that runs from the mouth to the stomach. It uses rhythmic, wave-like muscle movements (called peristalsis) to force food from the throat into the stomach. This muscle movement gives us the ability to eat or drink even when we’re upside-down.

In the stomach – The stomach is a large, sack-like organ that churns the food and bathes it in a very strong acid (gastric acid). Food in the stomach that is partly digested and mixed with stomach acids is called chyme.

In the small intestine – After being in the stomach, food enters the duodenum, the first part of the small intestine. It then enters the jejunum and then the ileum (the final part of the small intestine). In the small intestine, bile (produced in the liver and stored in the gall bladder), pancreatic enzymes, and other digestive enzymes produced by the inner wall of the small intestine help in the breakdown of food.

In the large intestine – After passing through the small intestine, food passes into the large intestine. In the large intestine, some of the water and electrolytes (chemicals like sodium) are removed from the food. Many microbes (bacteria like Bacteroides, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Escherichia coli, and Klebsiella) in the large intestine help in the digestion process. The first part of the large intestine is called the cecum (the appendix is connected to the cecum). Food then travels upward in the ascending colon. The food travels across the abdomen in the transverse colon, goes back down the other side of the body in the descending colon, and then through the sigmoid colon.

The end of the process – Solid waste is then stored in the rectum until it is excreted via the anus.

It’s for my homework, i don’t know weather to mention the ph in the mouth and in the stomach…how would i fit that in so that it runs smoothly? Also could i say the salivary glands break down the food into suger molocules? Or is that in correct?……and do i have any spelling mistakes?

Thanks xxx

i need pictures that tells me where each of these items are in the human body.
-adrenal glands
-aorta
-appendix
-ascending colon
-left atrium
-right atrium
-bladder
-bronchii
-brain stem
-carotid artery
-cerebal artery
-cerebellum
-cerebrum
-frontal lobe
-parietal lobe
-occopital lobe
-temporal lobe
-claicle
-coronary artery
-coronary vein
-corpus callosum
-descending colon
-diaphram
-duodenum
-esophagus
-gall gladder
-genioglossus
-heart
-illica crest
-hypoid bone
-femoral artery
-femoral vein
-interior vena cava
-jugular vein
-left kidney
-right kidney
-transverse colon
-larynx
-liver
-left lung
-right lung
-mandible
-manubrium
-pancreas
-pituitary gland
-pulmonary artery
-pulmonary vien
-rectum
-sacrum
-sigmoid colon
-small intestines(jejunum)
-spleen
-sternum
-stomach
-subclavian artery
-subclavian vien
-superior vena cava
-descending thoracic aorta
-thyroid gland
-thyroid cartilage
-trachea
-ureters
-left ventricle
-right ventricle
-xiphoid process
-pubic symphysis

if possible, tell me the function of it too. gladly appreciate it, i know i should be doing my homework, but school’s about to start, and i just came back from my trip. 10 points to who ever that can help me

Question: As a piece of bread passes from the mouth to the anus, it goes through various parts of the alimentary canal. List each part starting with the mouth?
DO I HAVE THESE CORRECT:
My answer to this is:
Mouth
Oesophagus
Stomach
Gall Bladder
Bile Duct
Pancreas
Duodenum
Traverse Colon
Jejunum
Ascending Colon
Decending Colon
Illeum
Sigmoid Colon
Rectum
In my Science Text book from High School this is the way it is spelt Oesophagus!!!!

I have apaper due, here is my word bank;Mouth, anus, ascending colon, cecum, descending colon, duodenum, esophagus, ileum,jejunum,pharynx,rectum,sigmoid colon, stomach, transverse colon. Now I have to put them in order, by the digestive process, starting with mouth. Can anyone help out? Thanks