Chapter 5 Vocab

Question 1

Absorption

Answer 1

Passage of materials through the walls of the small intestine into the bloodstream.

Question 2

Amylase

Answer 2

Enzyme secreted by the pancreas and salivary glands to digest starch.

Question 3

Appendix

Answer 3

Blind pouch hanging from the cecum. It literally means hanging outo.

Question 4

Bilrubin

Answer 4

Pigment released by the liver in bile.

Question 5

Canine teeth

Answer 5

Pointed, dog-like teeth next to the incisors. Also called cuspids or eyeteeth.

Question 5

Bowel

Answer 5

intestine

Question 6

Cecum

Answer 6

First part of the large intestine

Question 7

Colon

Answer 7

Portion of the large intestine consisting of the ascending, transverse, descending, and sigmoid segments.

Question 8

Common bile duct

Answer 8

Carries bile from the liver and gallbladder to the duodenum. Also called the choledochal.

Question 9

Defection

Question 10

Deglutition

Question 11

Dentin

Question 12

Digestion

Question 13

Duodenum

Question 14

Elimination

Question 15

Emusification

Question 16

Enamel

Question 17

Enzyem

Question 18

Esophagus

Question 19

Fatty Acids

Question 20

Feces

Question 21

Gallbladder

Question 22

Glucose

Question 23

Glycogen

Question 24

Hydrochloric acid

Question 25

Ileum

Question 26

Incisor

Question 27

Insulin

Question 28

Jejunum

Question 29

Lipase

Question 30

LIver

Question 31

Lower esophageal sphincter

Question 32

Mastication

Question 33

Molar teeth

Question 34

Palate

Question 35

Pancreas

Question 36

Papillae

Question 37

Paroid gland

Question 38

Peristalsis

Question 39

Pharynx

Question 40

Portal vein

Question 41

protease

Question 42

pulp

Question 43

Pyloric sphincter

Question 44

Pylorus

Question 45

Rectum

Question 46

Rugae

Question 47

Saliva

Question 48

salivary glands

Question 49

Sphincter

Question 50

Stomach

Question 51

Triglycerides

Question 52

Uvula

Question 53

Villi