Digestive system Flashcards
a continuous tube starting from the mouth to the anus
Alimentary Canal
break down food through bite, cut, tear, grind
Teeth
a muscular organ in the mouth, guide food when chewing and 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; talking
Larynx
windpipe; leading oxygen to the lungs
Trachea
tube leading from the mouth to the stomach; the hollow part of the part of the esophagus is called LUMEN
Esophagus
food storage place where food is mixed with gastric juice
Stomach
opening and closing of the tube in the stomach area and the anus opening
Sphincter
maintain blood sugar level: makes pancreatic juice - helps neutralize stomach acid
Pancreas
a organ that produces 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
Gallbladder
22 feet long (nickname-small bowel) small tube leading from the stomach
Small intestine
finger-like protrusion in the small intestine that helps absorb nutrients from the food
Vili
first section of the small intestine. Bile and pancreatic juice dump here to help digest food
Duodenum
middle section of the small intestine. Absorption of small molecules
Jejunum
last section of the small intestine. Absorption of nutrients
Ileum
5 feet long. Another name for large intestine
COLON
a rhythmic contraction of the tubes from esophagus to the anus
Peristalsis
first colon pouch to receive undigested food
Caecum
bacteria storage pouch; located where small and large intestine meet
Appendix
absorbing remaining water; squeezing leftover water out of feces
Ascending colon
feces hang to dry; packaging solid waste
Traverse colon
feces delivering highway; going towards the rectum
Descending colon
the last section of the large intestine; feces storage tank
Rectum
indigestible waste
Feces
the last opening of the alimentary canal; the exit door
Anus
