chapter 5 Flashcards
fundus
upper portion of stomach
body
middle section of stomach
antrum
lower portion of stomach
duodenum
part of small intestine, receives food from the stomach, bile from liver, pancreas juice from pancreas, 1 feet long
jejunum
part of small intestine, 8 feet long
ileum
part of small intestine, 11 feet long
cecum
first part of large intestine
colon
portion of large intestine consisting of ascending, transverse, descending, and sigmoid segments
common bile duct
carries bile from liver and gallbladder to duodenum, also called the choledochus
lower esophageal sphincter (les)
ring of muscles between the esophagus and stomach, also called cardiac sphincter
pyloric sphincter
ring of muscle at the end of stomach, near duodenum
pylorus
distal region of stomach, opening to duodenum
sigmoid colon
lower, s shaped segment of column, before rectum, empties into rectum
an/o
anus
append/o
appendix
appendic/o
appendix
bucc/o
cheek
cec/o
cecum
celi/o
belly, abdomen
cheil/o
lip
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
choledoch/o
common bile duct
col/o
colon
colon/o
colon
dent/i
tooth
duoden/o
duodenum
enter/o
intestines, usually small intestine
esophag/o
esophagus