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orange-yellow pigment formed during destruction of erythrocytes that is taken up by liver cells and eventually excreted in the feces

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bilirubin

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Mass of masticated food ready for swallowing

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bolus

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Type of gland that secretes its products through excretory ducts to the surface of an organ or tissue or into a vessel

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exocrine

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Circular band of muscle fibers that constricts a passage or closes a natural opening of the body

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sphincter

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organic compound, a true fat, that is made of one glycerol and three fatty acids

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triglycerides

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cheeks

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bucca

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swallowing

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deglutition

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throat

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pharynx

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soft, fleshy, V-shaped structure

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uvula

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small flap of cartilage that folds back to cover the trachea during swallowing

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epiglottis

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20 feet long, consists of duodenum, jejunum, and ileum

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small intestine

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5 feet long, begins at the end of the ileum and extends to the anus.

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Large intestine

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gloss/o

lingu/o

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tongue

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cheil/o

labi/o

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lip

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sial

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saliva, salivary gland

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pylor/o

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pylorus

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duoden/o

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duodenum (first part of small intestine)

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enter/o

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intestine (usually small intestine)

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jejun/o

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jejunum (second part of small intestine)

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ile/o

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ileum (third part of small intestine)

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proct/o

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anus, rectum

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an/o

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anus

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hepat/o

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liver

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cholangi/o

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bile vessel

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chol/e

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bile, gall

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cholecyst/o

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gallbladder

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choledocha/o

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bile duct

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-emesis

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vomit

29
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-lasis

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abnormal condition

30
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-orexia

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appetite

31
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-pepsia

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digestion

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-phagia

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swallowing, eating

33
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-prandial

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meal

34
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circumscribed open sore on the skin or mucous membranes of the body

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ulcer

35
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protrusion of any organ, tissue, or structure through the wall of the cavity in which it is naturally contained

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hernia

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