alimentation vocab

Question 1

common bile duct

Answer 1

duct which combines with the pancreatic duct to carry bile and pancreatic juice to the duodenum

Question 2

mechanical digestion

Answer 2

process by which food is broken down into smaller pieces by the teeth and mixed with digestive juices by contractions of the muscularis

Question 3

assimilation

Answer 3

process by which broken down molecules become part of your cells and tissues

Question 4

parietal cells

Answer 4

cells of a gastric (something) in which it secretes hydrochloric acid

Question 5

deciduous teeth

Answer 5

teeth with the dental formula I-8, C-4, M1-4, M2-4

Question 6

ileocecal valve

Answer 6

sphincter muscle which acts as a valve between the small intestine and the large intestine

Question 7

alimentation

Answer 7

the combined processes of ingestion, digestion, absorption, assimilation, and egestion

Question 8

mucosa

Answer 8

the inner lining of the alimentary canal composed mostly of simple columnar epithelium, functions in protection, secretion, and absorption

Question 9

bile

Answer 9

an emulsifier produced and secreted by the liver and gall bladder which breaks down large fat globules into smaller fat globules

Question 10

jejunum

Answer 10

the longest portion of the small intestine

Question 11

gall bladder

Answer 11

accessory organ closely associated with the liver

Question 12

ingestion

Answer 12

the act of taking food into the body

Question 13

amylase

Answer 13

enzyme secreted by the parotid salivary gland and the pancreas which breaks down complex carbohydrates into disaccharides

Question 14

peristalsis

Answer 14

the wave like contraction of a tube

Question 15

muscularis

Answer 15

the double layer of smooth muscle which propels food materials down the length of the alimentary canal

Question 16

villi

Answer 16

specialized structures of the mucosa of the small intestine which increases the surface area for the absorption of nutrients

Question 17

mastication

Answer 17

the physical act of tearing and shredding food by the teeth

Question 18

permanent teeth

Answer 18

teeth with the dental formula: I-8, C-4, B1-4, B2-4, M1-4, M2-4, M3-4

Question 19

duodenum

Answer 19

the first 12 inches of the small intestine in which digestion occurs

Question 20

chief cell

Answer 20

cell of the gastric pit which secretes the enzyme pepsin

Question 21

chemical digestion

Answer 21

the breakdown of nutrients into smaller molecules produced by the various organs of the alimentary system

Question 22

bicuspid

Answer 22

tooth found in the permanent set but not the deciduous set

Question 23

large intestine

Answer 23

only organ of the alimentary canal that has no digestive function

Question 24

incisor

Answer 24

flat, chisel-like teeth used for cutting

Question 25

saliva

Answer 25

composed of H2O, mucous, ions, and amylase