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Jameka Smith
Disgestive System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The fan-shaped projection of peritoneum that connects the small intestine to the posterior abdominal wall is called the________? | mesentery |
| What is deglutition? | swallowing |
| The numerous small elevations on the surface of the tongue that support taste buds are called_______? | papillae |
| The type of tissue designed for absorption and secretion found throughout much of the GI tract is _____ epithelium. | simple columnar |
| Approximately how much saliva do the three pairs of compound tubuloalveolar glands (parotids, submandibulars, and sublinguals) secrete each day? | 1 liter |
| The proper anatomical order for the divisions of the colon is? | ascending, transverse, descending, and sigmoid. |
| Which of the papillae of the tongue lack taste buds? | the filiform |
| The flap of tissue suspended from the midpoint of the posterior border of the soft palate is the_____? | uvula |
| The extrinsic tongue muscles differ from the intrinsic tongue muscles in that the _____ outside the tongue. | extrinsic muscles insert into the tongue but have their origin |
| Bile is secreted by _______. | hepatic cells |
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