Digestive System Flashcards
Mouth
Food enters here medial to the entire head.
Tongue
Used to help break food down in the mouth along with teeth.
Parotid Gland
They are anterior to the ears produce saliva.
Sublingual Gland
Lie on the floor of the mouth produce saliva.
Submandibular Gland
Lie on the floor of the mouth produces saliva.
Pharynx
In the back of the mouth food passes through here.
Esophogus
Runs from the pharynx through the diaphragm moves food down into the stomach.
Stomach
Left side of the abdominal cavity breaks down food and absorbs some nutrients.
Pancreas
Extends across the abdomen from the spleen to the duodenum produces enzymes that break down food.
Liver
Located under the diaphragm produces bile that breaks down nutrients.
Gall Bladder
Tucked into the liver on the inferior surface holds onto bile and then releases it when the duodenum needs it.
Duodenum
Part of the small intestine chemical digestion begins here.
Jejunum
Second part of the small intestine just past the Duodenum
Ileum
Largest part of the small intestine makes up 60% of the small intestine
Cecum
A subdivision of the large intestine hold the appendix
Transverse Colon
The part of the large intestine that runs laterally along the body
Descending Colon
Part of the large intestine after the transverse colon that runs downward
Ascending Colon
The part of the large intestine the runs upward before the transverse colon
Sigmoid Colon
The S-shaped part of the Large intestine
Rectum
The very last part of the large intestine deposits waste into the Anal Cavity
Appendix
A worm-like protrusion from the large intestine
Anal Canal
Where waste builds up before being excreted
Anus
Place where waste is deposited from
Spleen
Filters blood like the liver and stores it
