digestive system Flashcards
A continuous tube starting from the mouth to the anus
Alimentary canal
break down food through bite, cut tear grind
teeth
muscular organ in the mouth guide food when chewing ans swallowing
tongue
Throat; serves as a passageway for air and food/water
pharynx
An open/close flap to allow air to pass when not swallowing food
Epiglottis
voice box; breathing swallowing and talking
larynx
windpipe; leading oxygen to the lungs
trachea
tube leading from the mouth to the stomach; the hollow part of the esophagus is called lumen
esophagus
food storage place where food is mixed with gastric juice
stomach
maintain blood sugar level:makes pancreatic juice juice - helps neutralize stomach acid
pancreas
opening and closing of the tube in the stomach area and the anus opening
Sphincter
organ the produce bile juice to help in digestion
liver
a juice produced by the liver; helps break down fats
bile
a storage place for bile juice ; absorbs vitamins
gallblader
22 feet long ,small tube leading from the stomach
small intestine
first section of the small intestine. bile and pancreatic juice dump here to help digest food
duodenum
finger like protrusion in the small intestine that help absorb nutrients from the food
villi
middle section of the small intestine. absorption of small molecules
jejunum
last section of the small intestine. abortion of nutrients
Ileum
5 feet long. Another name for large intestine
Colon
