Pages 143-145 Flashcards
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Esophagus
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Where is swallowing occurs
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Pharynx
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Muscular tube that serves as a passageway for air
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Peristalsis
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Wave like movement of the muscles in the stomach
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Stomach
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Food passes through
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Fundus
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Upper portion
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Body
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Middle section
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Antrum
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Lower portion
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Lower esophageal sphincter
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Relaxes and contracts to move food from the esophagus into the stomach
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Pyloric sphincter
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Allows food to leave the stomach
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Hydrochloride acid
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Helps with the digestion of prorein
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Rugae
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Mucous membrane lining the stomach
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Small intestine
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Extends from the pyloric sphincter to the first part is the large intestine
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Duodenum
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Receives food from the stomach
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Jejunum
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Second part of the small intestine and connects with the ileum
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Ileum
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Third part of the small intestine
