Mind map
the digestive system
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the digestive system
organs
- salivary gland
- parotid gland
- sublingual gland
- submandibular gland
- stomach
- pancreas
- liver
- gallbladder
- small intestine
- duodenum
- jejunum
- ileum
- large intestine
- transverse colon
- descending colon
- ascending colon
- cecum
- sigmoid colon
- rectum
- appendix
- anal canal
- salivary gland
9m long
six processes
- ingestion
- propulsion
- mechanical digestion
- chemical digestion
- absorption
- defectation
the layers of the GI tract
- muscularis externa
- responsible for motility of GI tract
- made up of circular and logintudional muscle
- submuscosa
- contains large blood vessels and lymphatic vessels
- serosa
- outermost layer
- mucosa
- secretion of mucus
- absorption of digestive products
- immune protection
- surface epithelium
- lamina propria
- muscularis mucosae
- muscularis externa
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- Mind Map on the digestive system, created by Thomas Lord on 17/01/2019.
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- Thomas Lord
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