Digestive system

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separate the organs of the digestive system into

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alimentary canal and accessory digestive organs

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alimentary canal performs

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digestive functions

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accessory digestive organs assist

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the process of digestive breakdown in various ways

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another name of alimentary canal

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gastrointestinal tract (GI)

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describe alimentary canal

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continuous, coiled, hollow muscular tube that winds through the ventral body cavity and is open at both ends,

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organs of alimentary canal

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mouth
pharynx
esophagus
stomach
small intestine

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large intestine leads to the

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terminal opening or anus

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a mucus membrane lined cavity

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oral cavity or mouth

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another name for lips

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labia

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fleshy fingerlike projections of the soft plate

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uvula

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space between the lips and cheeks externally and the teeth and gum internally is the

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oral cavity proper

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tongue occupies the

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floor of the mouth

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bony attachments of tongue

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2 of these are to the hyoid bone and the styliod processes of the skull

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fold of mucous membrane

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lingual frenulum

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function of lingual frenulum

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secures the tongue to the floor of the mouth and limits its posterior movements

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children born with an extremely short lingual frenulum are often called?

Why?

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tongue tied

because the movement of the tongue is restricted, leading to distorted speech

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posterior end of the oral cavity are paired masses of lymphatic tissue

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palatine tonsils

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covers the base of the tongue

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lingual tonsil

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papillae contains

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taste buds or taste receptors

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part of respiratory passageway

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nasopharynx

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propelling mechanism

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peristalsis

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another name of esophagus

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gullet

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passageway that conducts food to the stomach

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esophagus

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walls of the alimentary canal organs from the esophagus to the large intestine are made up of

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mucosa
submucosa
muscularis externa
serosa

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moist membrane that lines the cavity or lumen of the organ

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mucosa

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mucosa consists of

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surface epithelium
small amount of connective tissue (lamina propria)
scanty smooth muscle layer

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soft connective tissue layer containing blood vessels, nerve endings, mucosa associated lymphoid tissue

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submucosa

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muscle layer typically made up of an innerr circular layer and an outer longitudinal layer

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muscularis externa

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outermost layer of the wall

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serosa

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serosa consists of a single layer of flat

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serous fluid producing cells, the visceral peritoneum

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lines the abdominalpelvic cavity by way of a membrane extension

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parietal peritoneum

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a condition when paritoneum is infected

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peritonitis

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alimentary canals contain 2 important intrinsic nerve plexuses

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submucosal nerve plexus

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