digestive system Flashcards
it breaks down food through bite,cut,tear, and grind
Teeth
a continuous tube starting from the mouth to the anus
Alimentary canal
a muscular organ in the mouth, guide food when chewing or swallowing
tongue
throat:serves as passageway for air and food and water
pharyx
an open/close flap to allow air to pass when not swallowing food
epiglottis
a voice box,breathing,swallowing,talking
larynx
windpipe oxygen to lungs
trachea
tube leading from mouth to stomach
esophagus
food storage food mixed with gastric juice
stomach
maintaining blood sugar levels
pancreas
opening and closing of the tube
sphincter
produce bile juice
liver
a juice produced by liver
bile
a storage place for bile juice
gall bladder
22 feet long
small intestine
finger like protrusion in the small intestine
vili
first section of small intestine
duodenum
middle section of small intestine
jejunum
another name for large intestine
colon
last section of small intestine
Ileum
rythmic contraction of the tubes from esophagus to anus
peristalis
first colon pouch
caecum
bacteria storage
appendix
absorbing remaining water
ascending colon
packaging solid waste
traverse colon
feces delivering highway
descending colon
feces storage tank
rectum
indigestible waste
feces
exit door
anus