Digestive System

Question 1

gastrointestinal tract

Answer 1

the organs that food and liquid travel through when they are swallowed etc

Question 2

oral cavity

Answer 2

the mouth

Question 3

hard palate

Answer 3

the bony front part of the palate

Question 4

soft palate

Answer 4

the fleshy, flexible part toward the back of the roof of your mouth

Question 5

uvula

Answer 5

hangs above the throat

Question 6

lingual frenulum

Answer 6

dynamic structure, formed by the midline fold in a layer of fascia

Question 7

pharynx

Answer 7

the membrane lined cavity behind the nose and mouth connecting them to the esophagus

Question 8

esophagus

Answer 8

the part of the alimentary canal that connects the throat to the stomach; the gullet

Question 8

mucosa

Answer 8

the moist inner lining of some organs and body cavities

Question 9

submucosa

Answer 9

the layer of areolar connective tissue lying beneath the mucosa membrane

Question 10

muscularis externa

Answer 10

a region of muscle in many organs in the vertebrate body, adjacent to the submucosa membrane

Question 10

serosa

Answer 10

the tissue of a serous membrane

Question 11

visceral peritoneum

Answer 11

the layers of tissue that cover the outer surface of most organs in the abdomen, including the intestines

Question 11

parietal peritoneum

Answer 11

the layers of tissue that line the abdominal wall and the pelvic cavity

Question 12

mesentery

Answer 12

fold of membrane that attaches the intestine to the abdominal wall and holds it in place

Question 12

stomach

Answer 12

the internal organ in which the major part of the digestive system occurs

Question 13

pyloric sphincter

Answer 13

a muscular valve that opens to allow food to pass from the stomach to the top of the small intestine

Question 13

cardioesophageal sphincter

Answer 13

an involuntary sphincter located at the bottom of the esophagus where it connects with the stomach

Question 14

rugae

Answer 14

an anatomical fold or wrinkle especially for the viscera

Question 14

greater curvature

Answer 14

the boundary of the stomach that forms a long usually convex curve on the left from the opening for the esophagus to the opening into the duodenum

Question 15

lesser curvature

Answer 15

the boundary of the stomach that in humans forms a relatively short concave curve on the right from the opening for the esophagus to the opening into the duodenum

Question 15

greater omentum

Answer 15

a 4 layered fold of peritoneum that extends down from the stomach, covering much of the colon and small bowel

Question 16

chyme

Answer 16

the pulpy acidic fluid which passes from the stomach to the small intestine consisting of gastric juices and partly digested food

Question 17

small intestine

Answer 17

the part of the intestine that runs between the stomach and large intestine

Question 18

ileocecal valve

Answer 18

sphincter muscle situated at the junction of the ileum and the colon

Question 18

duodenum

Answer 18

the first part of the small intestine immediately beyond the stomach, leading to the jejunum

Question 19

jejunum

Answer 19

middle part of the small intestine

Question 19

ileum

Answer 19

the third portion of the small intestine , between the jejunum and the cecum

Question 20

pancreatic ducts

Answer 20

part of a system of ducts in the pancreas

Question 20

bile duct

Answer 20

the duct that conveys bile from the liver and the gallbladder to the duodenum

Question 21

large intestine

Answer 21

long tube like organ that is connected to the small intestine at the end and the anus at the other

Question 21

cecum

Answer 21

a pouch that forms the first part of the large intestine

Question 22

appendix

Answer 22

tube shaped sac attached to and opening into the lower end of the large intestine in humans and some other mammels

Question 23

colon

Answer 23

longest part of the large intestine

Question 24

rectum

Answer 24

the final section of the large intestine, terminating at the anus

Question 25

anal canal

Answer 25

most terminal part of the lower GI tract/ large intestine, which lies between the anal verge in the perineum below the rectum above

Question 26

ascending colon

Answer 26

the first main part of the large intestine which passes upward from the cecum on the right side of the abdomen

Question 27

transverse colon

Answer 27

the middle part of the large intestine passing across the abdomen from right to left below the stomach

Question 28

descending colon

Answer 28

the part of the large intestine that passes downward on the left side of the abdomen toward the rectum

Question 28

sigmoid colon

Answer 28

the s shaped last part of the large intestine leading into the rectum

Question 29

liver

Answer 29

large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrates involved in many metabolic processes

Question 29

gall bladder

Answer 29

a small sac shaped organ beneath the liver in which bile is stored after secretion by the liver and before release into the intestine