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Week 7: Gut instincts Flashcards

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functions of the digestive tract

A

intake and digestion of food and water
absorption of nutrients
elimination of solid wastes

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The digestive system is referred to as the following

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digestive system (tract)
alimentary system
GI system

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structures of the digestive system

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mouth
pharynx (throat)
Esophagus 
Stomach 
small/ large intestines
accessory organs of digestion
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____ forms the opening to the oral cavity

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lips

combining form cheil/o and labi/o

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____ forms the walls of the oral cavity

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Cheeks

combining form bucc/o

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the ____ forms the roof of the mouth

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palate

combining form is palat/o

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rug/o

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wrinkle or fold

ex palate

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The ____ is a movable muscular organ

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tongue

combining form gloss/o and lingu/o

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combining form for mouth/ oral cavity

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or/o

stomat/o

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combining form for jaw

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gnath/o

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_____ means having an elongated mandible (overshot)

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prognathia

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____ means having a shortened mandible (undershot)

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Brachygnathia

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____ are arranged in the maxillary and mandibular arcade

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Teeth

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combining form for teeth is

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dent/0

dent/i

odont/o

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_____ refers to the teeth as a whole

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Dentition

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What is deciduous dentition

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shedding teeth

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front cutting teeth

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incisor

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17
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long, pointed bonelike tooth for grasping and tearing

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canine

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18
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cheek tooth that grinds food

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premolar

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19
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caudal cheek tooth that grinds food

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molar

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outer surface located in the crown

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enamel

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outer surface located in the root

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cementum

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connective tissue surrounding the pulp

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dentin

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inner part of tooth that contains nerves, vessels, and loose connective tissue

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pulp

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___ is the mucous membrane that surrounds the teeth

combining form?

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gingiva

gingiv/o

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____ are groups of cells that secrete saliva

combining form?

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Salivary glands

sialaden/o , sial/o

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the _____ is the cavity in the caudal oral cavity that joins the respiratory and gastrointestinal systems.

combining form?

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pharynx

pharyng/o

27
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The _______ is a collapsible, muscular tube that leads from the oral cavity to the stomach.

combining form?

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esophagus

esophag/o

28
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____ is where the remaining digestive organs are found.

combining form?

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abdomen

abdomin/o , celi/o , lapar/o (abdomen or flank)

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The ______ is the membrane lining that covers the abdominal and pelvic cavity and some of the organs in this area.

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peritoneum

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The that lines the abdominal and pelvic cavity is called

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parietal peritoneum

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the layer that covers the abdominal organs is called the

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visceral peritoneum

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The _____ is a fold of the peritoneum that connect the stomach to the other visceral organs

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omentum

33
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The _____ is a saclike organ that aides in digestion of food

combining form?

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stomach

gastr/o

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_____ animals have one true glandular stomach

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monogastric

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_____ have one true glandular stomach and three forestomachs

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ruminants

36
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Parts of the stomach

entrance near esophagus

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cardia

37
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Parts of the stomach

cranial, rounded part

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fundus

38
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Parts of the stomach

main part

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body

39
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Parts of the stomach

caudal part

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antrum

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Parts of the stomach

narrow passage between stomach and duodenum

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pylorus

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Parts of the stomach

muscle ring that controls flow of material from stomach to small intestine

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pyloric sphincter

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Parts of the stomach

folds in the mucosa

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rugae

43
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_____ regurgitate and remasticate their food

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ruminants

44
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parts of the ruminant stomach

largest part that serves as a fermentation vat

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rumen

45
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parts of the ruminant stomach

most cranial portion

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reticulum

46
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parts of the ruminant stomach

third part that squeezes fluid out of the food bolus

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omasum

47
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parts of the ruminant stomach

fourth part that is the true glandular stomach

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abomasum

48
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____ extends form the pylorus to the large intestine

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small intestine

49
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small intestine is held in place by the _____

combining form?

A

mesentery

enter/o

50
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what are the three segments of the small intestine

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duodenum
jejunum
ileum

51
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____ extends from the ileum to the anus

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large intestine

52
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what are the four segments of the large intestine

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cecum
colon
rectum
anus

53
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what are the accessory organs

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liver
gallbladder
pancreas
salivary glands

54
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____ is the process of breaking down foods into nutrients that the body can use

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digestion

55
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_____ is the processes involved in the body’s use of nutrients

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metabolism

56
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___ means the change or beyond

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Meta-

57
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___ is building up of body cells

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Anabolism

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____ is the breaking down of body cells

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Catabolism

59
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____ is the process of taking digested nutrients into the circulatory system

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absorption

60
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absorption is also called

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assimilation

61
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____ are tiny hairlike projections that help increase the surface area of the small intestine, allowing more nutrients to be absorbed

combining form?

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Villi

vill/i

62
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the grasping of food is called

A

prehension

63
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chewing food is called

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mastication

64
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what is it called when chewed food is moved into the pharynx and then into the esophagus

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deglutition

65
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____ is the series of wavelike contractions of smooth muscle

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peristalsis

66
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____ is the side-to-side mixing of ingesta

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segmentation

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