DIGESTIVE SYSTEM Flashcards
tube extending from the mouth to the anus
DIGESTIVE TRACT
refers only to the
stomach and intestines
GASTROINTESTINAL (GI) TRACT
mouth, including the tongue and teeth, with the salivary glands as accessory organs
ORAL CAVITY
intake of solid or liquid food into the stomach
INGESTION
divides the tongue into two parts.
TERMINAL SULCUS
two dental
arches
- MAXILLARY ARCH
- MANDIBULAR ARCH
the inflammation and degradation of the periodontal ligaments, gingiva, and alveolar bone
PERIODONTAL DISEASE
an inflammation of the gingiva
GINGIVITIS
large salivary glands in the oral cavity
- PAROTID GLANDS
- SUBMANDIBULAR GLANDS
- SUBLINGUAL GLANDS
combination of serous and mucous secretions
SALIVA
a proteoglycan that gives a lubricating quality to the secretions of
salivary gland
MUCIN
serous part of saliva contains a digestive enzyme
SALIVARY AMYLASE
a straight, muscular tube that begins at the distal end of
the sigmoid colon and ends at the
anal canal
RECTUM
mucosal lining of the rectum
SIMPLE COLUMNAR EPITHELIUM
extends superiorly from the cecum and ends at the right colic flexure
ASCENDING COLON
extends from the right colic flexure to the left colic flexure
TRANSVERSE COLON
extends from the left colic flexure to the superior opening
of the true pelvis, where it becomes the sigmoid colon
DESCENDING COLON
forms an S-shaped tube that extends into the pelvis and ends
at the rectum
SIGMOID COLON
the proximal end of the
large intestine
CECUM
a smaller,
blind tube about 9 cm long
VERMIFORM APPENDIX
the portion of the digestive tract extending from
the ileocecal junction to the anus
LARGE INTESTINE
endocrine and exocrine organ in the control of carbohydrate
metabolis
PANCREAS
a saclike structure for bile storage
GALLBLADDER
bile is released from the gallbladder by contractions stimulated by
CHOLECYSTOKININ
are insoluble aggregates formed in the gallbladder
GALLSTONES
an inflammation of the liver that can be caused by alcohol consumption or a viral
infection
HEPATITIS
infectious hepatitis
HEPATITIS A
also called serum hepatitis, is a more chronic infection
HEPATITIS B
it is spread by blood transfusions or
sexual intercourse
HEPATITIS C
involves the death of hepatocytes and their replacement by fibrous connective tissue
CIRRHOSIS