Functions Flashcards
Three parts of small intestine
Duodenum, jejunum, ileum
Common passage for food and air
Pharynx
Greek word of esophagus
Oisen
Oisen means
To carry
Wavelike contractions
Peristalsis
Absorption in the large intestine; what are the three colons
Ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon
Part of the large intestine
Cecum
Liver and gallbladder; ___ is temporarily stored and concentrated in a greenish-yellow bag attached to the liver called gallbladder
Bile
Greenish-yellow bag attached to the liver is called
Gallbladder
Liver and gallbladder; it balances fat
Bile
Stores bile
Gallbladder
Diarrhea; a certain virus causing intestinal flu
Salmonella
Occurs when the lining of the large intestine cannot maintain the usual level of water
Diarrhea
When a peristalsis moves the stool in the colon too slowly
Constipation
Inflammation of the liver
Hepatitis
Crystals formed by too much cholesterol
Gallstones
Inflammation of the appendix
Appendicitis