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69 Cards in this Set
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vestibule
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the space between the lips, cheeks, and teeth
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tongue
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thick muscular organ that aids in mixing and moving food during chewing
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papillae
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rough projections on the tongue that hold food
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taste buds
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buried inside some papillae used for taste(fungiform, circumvallate, and foliate)
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frenulum
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the structure that anchors the tongue to the floor of the mouth
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palate
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the roof of the mouth, sub divided into the hard palate and the soft palate
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hard palate
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anterior portion of the palate, supported, by the palatine bones and the palatine processes of the maxillae
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soft palate
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posterior portion of the palate that is soft and flexible, it works with the uvula to close off the opening into the nasal cavity to prevent food from entering
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uvula
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the downward extension of the soft palate in the back of the mouth, works with the soft palate to close off the opening into the nasal cavity to prevent food from entering
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palatine tonsils
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lymphatic tissue located at the back of the mouth and on either side of the tongue
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gum
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surronunds the teeth to hold them in place
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lingual tonsil
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bumpy projections at the root of the tongue, not to be confused with papillae
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pharyngeal tonsil
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located on the posterior wall of the pharynx above the soft palate
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parotid gland
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ducts that run from the salivary glands to the vestibule, located in front of the ear
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sublingual gland
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a small gland that lies under the tongue and anterior to the submandibular gland, opens to the mouth via 10 to 12 ducts in the floor of the mouth
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submandibular gland
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walnut size gland, located medial to each side of the mandible, its ducts open to the base of the frenulum
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trachea
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aka windpipe, located below the epiglottis and the larynx to the lungs
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pharynx
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the cavity directly behind the mouth and connects to the esophagus
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epiglottis
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a flap like structure that closes the trachea during swallowing
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crown
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1 of 2 regions of a tooth that is above the gum line and covered with enamel
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enamel
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the outer covering of the crown and is the hardest known substance in the body
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dentine
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locate below the enamel layer of a tooth, constitutes the bulk of the tooth, not as hard as enamel but harder than bone
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pulp
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the substance found in the pulp cavity that consists of blood vessels and nerves
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pulp cavity
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the cavity that contains the pulp and is an area that is surrounded by dentine, it extends down into the root
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root
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the portion of the tooth that is embedded into the jaw bone
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cementum
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the outer surface of the root that aids in anchoring the tooth in place, it consist of calcified connective tissue
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neck
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the region where the crown and the root meet
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esophagus
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carries food from throat to stomach by peristalsis
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stomach
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storage, mechanical digestion, chemical digestion of proteiin, produce intrinsic factor
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regions of the stomach
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cardiac sphincter, cardiac region, fundic region, body, pyloric region, pyloric sphincter, rugae
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cardiac sphincter
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opens to allow food to enter stomach, closes to prevent reflux into esophagus
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pyloric sphincter
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controls movement of stomach contents into duodenum
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rugae
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allows stomach to expand when full, aids in mechanical digestion
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pancreas
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produces hormones insulin and glucagen
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pancreatic duct
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carries enzymes to duodenum
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liver
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performs 200 metabolic and regulatory functions produces bile emulsification of fats
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gall bladder
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stores bile
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hepatic duct
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carries bile from liver to commone bile duct
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cystic duct
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carries bile to and from gall bladder
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common bile duct
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carries bile from bepatic and cystic ducts to duodenum
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small intestine
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site of most digestion and absorption of all food types
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duodenum
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jejunum
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Ileum
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large intestine(colon)
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reabsorbs water from indigestible food, bacterial flora here produce b and k and gasses
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ileocecal valve
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controls movement from ileum to cecum
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appendix
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cecum
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ascending colon
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transverse colon
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descending colon
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sigmoid colon
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rectum
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final formation and storage of feces
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anus
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elimination of feces from the body
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mucosa
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absorption, secretion, protection from infection
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villus
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finger like projections increase surface area
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columnar epithelium
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active and passive absorption, goblet cells that secrete mucus
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capillaries
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smallest blood vessels, absorption of nutrients, gas exchange
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lacteal
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lymphoid capillaries in small intestine, uptake of fatty acids(lipids)
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crypt of lieberkuhn
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secrete intestinal juice and replace mucosa cells
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peyer's patch
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lymph tissue in mucosa, keep bacteria from entering bloodstream
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submucosa
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connective tissue layer, contains blood and lymph vessels and nerves
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arterioles
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vessels that carry oxygenated blood to capillaries
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venules
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vessels that carry deoxygenated blood from capillaries toward liver
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lymphatic vessels
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collect fatty lymph fluid from lacteals and carry to bloodstream
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muscularis
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propels food through digestive tract by peristalsis
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circular layer
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inner layer of muscularis that squeezes intestine
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longitudinal layer
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external layer of muscularis that shortens intestine
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serosa
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outer layer, same as visceral peritoneum, protects, reduces friction, simple squamous epithelium
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