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Chapter 12 - The Digestive System Flashcards

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Peristalsis

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Wave like contractions of the organ walls to move food through the digestive tract

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Digestive tract other names

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Alimentary canal, gastrointestinal tract

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Peritoneum

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Large serous membrane that covers and separates the organs of the abdominal cavity

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Hard palate

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Anterior. Made of bone

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Soft palate

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Posterior. Made of soft tissue.

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Uvula

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Used for speech production. Hangs from soft palate

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Lower esophageal sphincter (LES)

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Muscle that keeps stomach contents from refluxing. Also called the cardiac sphincter.

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Contents of the stomach

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Pepsin (enzyme) 
Hydrochloric acid (HCl)
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Pylorus

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Stomachs lower portion

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Duodenum

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First portion of the small intestine

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Jejunum

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Second portion of the small intestine

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Ileum

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Last portion of the small intestine

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Villi

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Small projections in the intestinal lining that aid absorption of water, minerals and vitamins

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Lacteals

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Lymphatic capillaries that absorb small molecules of digested fats

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Saliva

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Salivary amylase

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16
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Bucc/o

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Cheek

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Dent/o, dent/I

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Tooth, teeth

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Odont/o

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Tooth, teeth

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Gingiv/o

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Gum

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Gloss/o

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Lingu/o

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Gnath/o

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Labi/o

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Or/o

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Stoma, stomat/o

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Palat/o

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Sial/o

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Saliva, salivary glands, salivary duct

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Uvul/o

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Esophag/o

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Gastr/o

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Pylor/o

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Enter/o

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Duoden/o

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Jejun/o

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Ile/o

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Cec/o

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Col/o, colon/o

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Sigmoid/o

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Sigmoid colon

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Rect/o

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Proct/o

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An/o

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Hepat/o

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Bili

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Chol/e, chol/o

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Bile, gall

45
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Cholecyst/o

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Gallbladder

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Cholangi/o

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Choledoch/o

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Common bile duct

48
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Pancreat/o

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