Digestive pt 3 Flashcards
What is the gallbladder function?
Stores, concentrates, and releases bile produced in liver
What is pancreas function?
Produces pancreatic juice to assist with digestive activities
What is large intestine function?
Absorbs water and electrolytes from remaining digested material
What is cecum?
First portion of large intestine and allows chyme to enter
What is the rectum?
In large intestine that is the muscular tube that expands to store feces
What is anal canal?
Last of large intestine and lined by stratified squamous epithelium
What is internal anal sphincter?
Involuntary smooth muscle
What is external anal sphincter?
Voluntary skeletal muscle
What is teniae coli?
Thin, longitudinal bundles of smooth muscle
What is haustra?
Bunch up large intestine into many sacs