Digestive System

Question 1

Digestive system function (8)

Answer 1

• Grasping and chewing food
• Creating saliva
• Drinking water
• Swallowing food and water
• Digesting food
• Absorbing nutrients
• Maintaining the proper balance of fluids and electrolytes (salts) in the body
• Eliminating waste products

Question 2

Digestive system components (9)

Answer 2

• MOUTH
• ESOPHAGUS
• STOMACH
• SMALL INTESTINE
• LARGE INTESTINE
• RECTUM
• ANUS

Also Liver & Pancreas

Question 3

3 regions of the stomach

Answer 3

• Saccus Caecus
• Fundic
• Pyloric

Question 4

Parts of the small intestine (3)

Answer 4

• Duodenum
• Jejunum
• Ileum

Question 5

Parts of the large intestine (5)

Answer 5

• Cecum
• Large Colon
• Small Colon
• Rectum
• Anus

Question 6

Benefits of massage on digestive system (5)

Answer 6

• help in the reflex stimulation of peristalsis (the series of muscle contractions that occur in the digestive tract).
• stimulate the parasympathetic state, which stimulates digestive tract activity (Rest and Digest).
• decreases muscle tension related to the lower thoracic and lumbar spine which helps to facilitate nerve feed to the various digestive organs.
• promotes evacuation of the colon.
• can help to relieve intestinal gas and colic. (*serious colic symptoms should always include care by a veterinarian).