Assignment 2

For the following questions please use the unlabelled diagrams provided.

Question 1
Label on unlabelled illustrations (supplied), parts of the digestive system, including:

 Oesophagus  Caecum
 Liver  Appendix
 Stomach  Transverse colon
 Gall bladder  Descending colon
 Pancreas  Ileum
 Duodenum  Sigmoid colon
 Ascending colon  Rectum
Question 2
Select four parts of the digestive system from the list below and describe their role in digestion. This should take
you no more than half a page.

 Salivary Glands
 Liver
 Stomach
 Gall bladder
 Pancreas
 Duodenum
 Colon
 Ileum
 Rectum

Question 3
Rank these digestive tract layers from 1-4 on their closeness to digested food (1 being closest, 4 furthest away) and
give a 2-3 sentence explanation of their function:

 Mucosa
 Submucosa
 Muscularis
 Serosa

Question 4
Part A) Use your lesson notes to label the following parts on the diagram titled "The Lining of the Small Intestine –
a diagram of the intestinal wall"

 Villi
 Duodenal gland
 Lacteal
 Muscularis mucosae
 Lamina propria
 Blood capillaries network
 Epithelium
 Vein
 Arteriole
 Lymphatic vessel
 Longitude layer of muscle
 Circular musle layer
Part B) In addition to the labelled structures, identify the 4 ‘layers’ of the digestive tract (see the left of the
image).

 Mucosa
 Submucosa
 Muscularis
 Serosa