quiz 7 Flashcards
oral cavity
mouth
-food enters the body
-teeth crush food into smaller pieces
pharynx
throat
-food passageway from mouth to esophagus
-air passageway from nose to larynx (voice box)
esophagus
food is pushed toward stomach by peristalsis
stomach
food transformed into chyme
-pyloric sphincter allows chyme to pass into small intestine
small intestine (small bowel)
duodenum, jejunum, ileum
-digestion of chyme is completed with aid of enzymes secreted by liver, gallbladder, and pancreas
-nutrients absorbed into bloodstream though villi
large intestine (colon)
ascending, transverse, descending, sigmoid, and rectum
-water is reabsorbed into the body
-fluid waste from small intestine passes through the colon
liver
-largest glandular organ in the body
-manufactures blood proteins
-destroys old erythrocytes
-removes toxins from blood
-manufactures bile that aids in digestion of fats
-stores and releases glycogen as needed by the body
gallbladder
-located on the inferior surface of the liver
-stores and releases bile received from the liver
pancreas
-produces enzymes that aid in digestion of proteins, starches, and fats
-secretes the hormones insulin and glucagon that help regulate carbohydrate metabolism and blood glucose levels
or/o, stomat/o
mouth
dent/o, odont/o
teeth
gloss/o, lingu/o
tongue
gingiv/o
gum(s)
pharyng/o
pharynx
splen/o
spleen
hepat/o
liver
gastr/o
stomach
pancreat/o
pancreas
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
chol/e
bile, gall
choledoch/o
bile duct
duoden/o
duodenum
jejun/o
jejunum
ile/o
ileum
enter/o
intestines, usually small intestine
col/o, colon/o
colon
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon