NSG 3315 Lecture Notes - Lecture 29: Serous Membrane, Pancreatic Duct, Common Bile Duct
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Mouth - entryway that directs food to the esophagus. Esophagus - serves as a passageway for food from oropharynx to stomach; tube approximately 10 inches long. Stomach - pouchlike structure that sits in the upper part of the abdomen. Includes the cardiac oriface, fundus, body, pylorus, and antrum. Sunday, march 26, 2017 colon rectum anal canal. The gi tract structures sit in the peritoneal cavity. The peritoneum is a serous membrane that covers the organ in the gi tract. Peritoneum has 2 layers: visceral layer, which covers the stomach and the intestines; parietal layer which attaches to the stomach wall. Motility of the gi tract propels food and uids from the mouth to anus in a way that promotes digestion and absorption. Motility is controlled by the autonomic nervous system and the enteric nervous system (found in the wall of the gi tract)
