Digestive general and anatomic terms Flashcards
to swallow
deglutition
to chew
mastication
bringing back up the contents of stomach
regurgitation
sockets of teeth
alveolus
membrane that regulates the tongue
frenulum linguae
mouth
oral cavity
roof of mouth
palate
hanging projection from the soft palate
uvula
glands beneath the ears
parotid glands
glands under the tongue
sublingual glands
glands under the jaw
submandibular and submaxillary glands
long passageway
esophagus
tonsils in the oropharynx
palatine tonsil
muscular wave that pushes food along esophagus
peristalsis
throat
pharynx
tight muscle in the pylorus region
pyloric sphincter
gatekeeper
pylorus
folds in the stomach
rugae
duodenum, jejunum, ileum
small intestine
frist part of the large intestine
cecum
ascending, transverse, descending, sigmoid
colon
flexure by the liver
right, hepatic
flexure by the spleen
left, splenic
straight part of sigmoid colon
rectum
opening at the end of rectum
anus
carries bile into duodenum
bile duct
joining of left and right hepatic duct
common hepatic duct
coming from gallbladder
cystic duct
stores bile
gallbladder
groin
inguinal canal
produces bile and gets rid of poisons
liver
blood vessels that pick up food
mesentery
produces enzymes for duodenum
pancreas
duct joining the pancreas to the common bile duct
pancreatic duct
lining of abdomen
peritoneum