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Digestive System Flashcards

1
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Continuous, coiled muscular tube goes through the body and opens at both ends

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Gastrointestinal Tract

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2
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The mouth

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Oral Cavity

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3
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Anterior roof of mouth

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Hard Palate

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4
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Posterior roof of mouth

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Soft Palate

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5
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Fleshy finger-like projection of the soft palate

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Uvula

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6
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Holds tongue down

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Lingual Frenulum

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7
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Divided into the oropharynx, laryngophynx, and the nasopharynx

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Pharynx

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8
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The gullet

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Esophagus

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9
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Innermost layer of the Esophagus

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Mucosa

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10
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Just beneath the Mucosa in the Esophagus

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Submucosa

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11
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Muscle layer in the esophagus

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Muscularis Externa

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12
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Outermost layer of the esophagus

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Serosa

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13
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Layer of flat serous fluid producing cells in the Esophagus

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Visceral Peritoneum

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14
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Continuous with the Visceral Peritoneum

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Parietal Peritoneum

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15
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Lines the abdominal cavity

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Mesentery

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16
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In the left side of the abdominal cavity

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Stomach

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17
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Food enters the stomach through the

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Cardioesophageal Sphincter

18
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The valve from the stomach to the small intestine

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Pyloric Sphincter

19
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Large folds in the stomach

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Rugae

20
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Convex lateral surface of the stomach

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Greater Curvature

21
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Concave Medial Surface of the stomach

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Lesser Curvature

22
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Extension of the peritoneum that extends from the liver to the lesser curvature

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Greater Omentum

23
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Processed food in the stomach

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Chyme

24
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Body’s major digestive organ

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Small Intestine

25
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The small intestine extends to the

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Ileocecal Valve

26
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First division of the small intestine, 12 finger widths long

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Duodenum

27
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Second division of the small intestine, empty

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Jejunum

28
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Third Division of the small intestine, twisted intestine

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Ileum

29
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Ducts enzymes from the pancreas to the Duodenum

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Pancreatic Ducts

30
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Inserts bile

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Bile Duct

31
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Shorter than the Small Intestine but larger in diameter

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Large Intestine

32
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1st division of the Large Intestine, saclike

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Cecum

33
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2nd division of the Large Intestine, can cause appendicitis

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Appendix

34
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3rd division of the Large Intestine, divided into several parts

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Colon

35
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4th division of the Large Intestine, Lies in the pelvis, above the anus

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Rectum

36
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Ends with the anus

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Anal Canal

37
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Part of the colon, travels up the right side

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Ascending Colon

38
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Part of the colon, travels across the abdominal cavity

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Transverse Colon

39
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Part of the colon, travels down the left side

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Descending Colon

40
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Part of colon, S-Shaped

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Sigmoid Colon

41
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Largest gland of the body

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Liver

42
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Small, thin-walled green sac

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Gall Bladder

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