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The Digestive System

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show alimentary canal  
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show alimentary canal  
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show accessory digestive organs  
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name for the food ball formed initially by the tongue and teeth   show
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show small intestine  
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absorption of excess water primarily occurs in the   show
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show parietal peritoneum  
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show visceral peritoneum  
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show peritoneal cavity  
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show retroperitoneal, kidneys  
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innermost layer of tissue in the alimentary canal   show
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layer external to the mucosa   show
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layer external to the submucosa   show
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outermost layer of the alimentary canal wall, also the visceral peritoneum   show
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show orbicularis oris  
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show buccinator  
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show 20  
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how many permanent teeth   show
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show parotid glands  
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three pairs of salivary glands   show
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show stomach  
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the bolus is turned into chyme in the   show
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show stomach  
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show pharynx  
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show esophagus  
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part of stomach which prevents backflow of acid and food particles, where food enters the stomach   show
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the superior dome-shaped portion of the stomach   show
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the main, large, centralized region of the stomach   show
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the last region of the stomach before food enters the small intestine   show
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show greater curvature  
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show lesser curvature  
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multiple internal folds of mucosa in the stomach   show
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show small intestine  
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show small intestine  
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the three portions of the small intestine from proximal to distal   show
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show duodenum  
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Peyer's patches are found in this structure   show
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show small intestine  
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main function of this organ is to absorb water and electrolytes into the bloodstream   show
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show cecum  
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most proximal region of the colon portion of the large intestine   show
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most distal region of the colon portion of the large intestine   show
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part of large intestine which descends along the inferior half of the sacrum   show
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show anal canal  
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the bend between the ascending colon and the transverse colon   show
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show left colic/hepatic flexure  
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a gathered segment of the large intestine   show
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the largest gland in the body   show
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show bile production  
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is the liver part of the alimentary canal or is it an accessory digestive organ?   show
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stores and concentrates bile   show
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the function of bile is   show
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show bare area  
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the ligament which divides the right and left lobes of the liver   show
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show porta hepatis  
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show ligamentum teres  
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remnant of a fetal circulatory structure found in the fissure of the liver   show
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this part of the gallbladder converges with the common hepatic duct   show
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show pancreas  
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exocrine function of the pancreas, delivers ______ to the small intestine   show
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show insulin, glucagon  
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blood sugar regulator produced by pancreas-reduces blood sugar   show
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show glucagon  
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show common hepatic duct  
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show bile duct (common bile duct)  
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