For Lab 9, you will complete two exercises:

Please review the Biology Laboratory Safety guidelines before you begin each laboratory investigation. Look at SCB115-Syllabus.pdf for accessibility and other policies.

Exercise 14 – Digestive System

• Learning Objectives
• Lab Readings
• Videos
• Lab Activity
• Quiz

Learning Objectives

After completing this lab, the students will be able to:

• Identify the organs of gastrointestinal tract.
• Identify the accessory organs of digestive system.
• Relate the function of each organ.
• Describe the structure of the gastrointestinal wall.

Lab Readings

Read the following materials before you begin the experiment.

1. Overview of the Digestive System (Chapter 23, AP, Openstax) 

• 23.2Digestive System Processes and Regulation 
• 23.3The Mouth, Pharynx, and Esophagus 
• 23.4The Stomach 
• 23.5The Small and Large Intestines 
• 23.6Accessory Organs in Digestion: The Liver, Pancreas, and Gallbladder 
• 23.7Chemical Digestion and Absorption: A Closer Look 
• Key Terms 
• Chapter Review 
• Interactive Link Questions 
• Review Questions 
• Critical Thinking Questions 

2. Digestive System in vertebra (access science) 
   
3. Digestive system (Module 21, Bio2, Lumen learning)  

• Why It Matters: The Digestive System 
• Introduction to Digestive Systems 
• Herbivores, Carnivores, and Omnivores 
• Invertebrates and Vertebrate Digestive Systems 
• Parts of the Digestive System 
• Introduction to Nutrition and Energy Production 
• Food Requirements 
• Essential Nutrients 
• Food Energy and ATP 
• Introduction to Digestive System Processes and Regulation 
• Digestive System Processes 
• Neural Responses to Food 
• Hormonal Responses to Food 
• Putting It Together: The Digestive System 
• Cerego: The Digestive System 

4. Digestive system (Module 7, AP2, Lumen learning) 

• Introduction to the Digestive System 
• Overview of the Digestive System 
• Digestive System Processes and Regulation 
• The Mouth, Pharynx, and Esophagus 
• The Stomach 
• The Small and Large Intestines 
• Accessory Organs in Digestion: The Liver, Pancreas, and Gallbladder 
• Chemical Digestion and Absorption: A Closer Look 

Videos

1. View Abdominal organ (plastic anatomy) Video before you start the lab activity.

2. View The Digestive system anatomy models before you start the lab activity.

Lab Activity

Please follow the instructions below to begin the experiment.

1. Complete the digestive system questions on page 29-41. (Hostos Community college).

2. Fetal Pig Dissection presentation.
   https://cuny907-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/aster_setiadi45_login_cuny_edu/ESzFCPZ8ESpItqnrT-5t0koBahoxV-79VLWpUx3ZcRnyBw?e=JidAKb

• GIT oral cavity  

https://www.whitman.edu/academics/departments-and-programs/biology/virtual-pig/digestive-system/the-head/inside-the-oral-cavity

• GIT through the peritoneal membrane  

https://www.whitman.edu/academics/departments-and-programs/biology/virtual-pig/digestive-system/the-abdominal-cavity/abdomen/through-the-peritoneal-membrane

• GIT inside the abdomen  

https://www.whitman.edu/academics/departments-and-programs/biology/virtual-pig/digestive-system/the-abdominal-cavity/abdomen/inside-the-abdomen

3. Study the Fetal Pig Dissection video below.

https://youtu.be/jvMvMT6MDXw (Digestive System: start from 5:16-6:18) 

Quiz

Complete The Function of the Digestive System Quiz from Cliffnotes.com
Complete The Small intestine Quiz from Cliffnotes.com
Complete The Liver and Gall Bladder Quiz from Cliffnotes.com