Digestive System 2 Flashcards
Bulging of the end of the esophagus and even part of the stomach upward through the diaphragm and into the chest
Hiatal hernia
Symptoms of a hiatal hernia
Gastroesophageal reflux disease GERD
Semisolid mixture in the stomach made by mixture with gastric juice
Chyme
Secrete gastric juice and hydrochloric acid into the stomach
Gastric glands
Folds in the stomach when it is empty
Rugae
Enlarged portion to the left of and above the opening of the esophagus
Fundus
Central part of the stomach
Body
Lower narrow section of the stomach
Pylorus
Food is held in the stomach by the
Pyloric sphincter
Microscopic glands in the small intestine
Intestinal glands
Multiple circular folds of the intestinal lining
Plicae
“Fingers” covering the intestinal folds
Villi
Lymphatic vessel in each vili in the small intestine
Lacteal
Empty pancreatic digestive juices and bile from the liver into the duodenum
Minor and major duodenal papillae
Surgery for removal of gallstones
Cholecystectomy