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The Digestive System

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the food tube which moves from mouth to anus   alimentary canal  
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includes the mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, and large intestine   alimentary canal  
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includes the teeth, tongue, gallbladder, salivary glands, liver, and pancreas   accessory digestive organs  
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name for the food ball formed initially by the tongue and teeth   bolus  
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absorption of the nutrients into the blood primarily occurs in the   small intestine  
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absorption of excess water primarily occurs in the   large intestine  
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serous membrane lining the body wall   parietal peritoneum  
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serous membrane surrounding the digestive organs   visceral peritoneum  
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a slit-like potential space between the serous membrane layers   peritoneal cavity  
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means behind the peritoneum-an example of this   retroperitoneal, kidneys  
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innermost layer of tissue in the alimentary canal   mucosa  
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layer external to the mucosa   submucosa  
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layer external to the submucosa   muscularis externa  
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outermost layer of the alimentary canal wall, also the visceral peritoneum   serosa  
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lips formed by what muscle   orbicularis oris  
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cheeks formed by what muscle   buccinator  
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how many deciduous (baby) teeth   20  
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how many permanent teeth   32  
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largest of the salivary glands, located near the masseter muscle   parotid glands  
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three pairs of salivary glands   parotid, submandibular, sublingual  
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the site of the beginning of protein digestion   stomach  
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the bolus is turned into chyme in the   stomach  
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this organ secretes pepsin   stomach  
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passages for air and food   pharynx  
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muscular food tube that is a continuation of the pharynx   esophagus  
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part of stomach which prevents backflow of acid and food particles, where food enters the stomach   cardiac sphincter  
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the superior dome-shaped portion of the stomach   fundus  
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the main, large, centralized region of the stomach   body  
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the last region of the stomach before food enters the small intestine   pylorus  
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the lateral or convex curvature of the stomach   greater curvature  
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the medial or concave curvature of the stomach   lesser curvature  
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multiple internal folds of mucosa in the stomach   rugae  
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longest portion of the alimentary canal   small intestine  
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site of most enzymatic digestion and absorption of nutrients into the blood   small intestine  
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the three portions of the small intestine from proximal to distal   duodenum, jejunum, ileum  
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part of the small intestine which receives digestive enzymes from the pancreas and bile from the liver   duodenum  
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Peyer's patches are found in this structure   small intestine  
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Brunner's glands are found in this structure   small intestine  
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main function of this organ is to absorb water and electrolytes into the bloodstream   large intestine  
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most proximal region of the large intestine   cecum  
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most proximal region of the colon portion of the large intestine   ascending colon  
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most distal region of the colon portion of the large intestine   sigmoid colon  
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part of large intestine which descends along the inferior half of the sacrum   rectum  
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the last subdivision of the large intestine/most distal portion of the large intestine   anal canal  
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the bend between the ascending colon and the transverse colon   right colic/hepatic flexure  
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the bend between the transverse and descending colon   left colic/hepatic flexure  
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a gathered segment of the large intestine   haustrum  
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the largest gland in the body   liver  
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the digestive function of the liver   bile production  
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is the liver part of the alimentary canal or is it an accessory digestive organ?   accessory digestive organ  
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stores and concentrates bile   gallbladder  
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the function of bile is   to emulsify and breakdown fats  
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the area of the liver without peritoneum   bare area  
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the ligament which divides the right and left lobes of the liver   falciform ligament  
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structure on the liver which contains the hepatic portal vein   porta hepatis  
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the round ligament, a remnant of a fetal circulatory structure, found on the liver   ligamentum teres  
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remnant of a fetal circulatory structure found in the fissure of the liver   ligamentum venosum  
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this part of the gallbladder converges with the common hepatic duct   cystic duct  
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an heterocrine gland of the digestive system   pancreas  
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exocrine function of the pancreas, delivers ______ to the small intestine   pancreatic enzymes  
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endocrine function of the pancreas, produces ____ and _____   insulin, glucagon  
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blood sugar regulator produced by pancreas-reduces blood sugar   insulin  
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blood sugar regulator produced by pancreas-increases blood sugar   glucagon  
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where the right and left hepatic duct converge   common hepatic duct  
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the convergence of the common hepatic and cystic duct to the small intestine   bile duct (common bile duct)  
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