Ap Ch. 5,11,and 13 Vocab

Front 1

Peristalis

Back 1

Muscular wavelike movement that transports food through the digestive system

Front 2

Pulp

Back 2

Soft tissue within a tooth containing nerves and blood vessels

Front 3

Common Bile Duct

Back 3

Carries bile from the liver and gallbladder to the duodenum

Front 4

Amylase

Back 4

Enzyme secreted by the pancreas to digest starch

Front 5

Cardiac Sphincter

Back 5

Muscle relaxes and contracts to move food from the esophagus into the stomach

Front 6

Pancreas

Back 6

only organ that is endocrine and exocrine

Front 7

Sphincter

Back 7

Circular ring of muscle

Front 8

Cecum

Back 8

First part of the large intestine

Front 9

Duodenum

Back 9

First part of the small intestine

Front 10

Gallbladder

Back 10

Small sac under the liver; stores bile

Front 11

Colon

Back 11

Large intestine

Front 12

Esophagus

Back 12

Tube connecting the throat to the stomach

Front 13

Ileum

Back 13

3rd part of the small intestine

Front 14

Pharynx

Back 14

Throat

Front 15

Jejunum

Back 15

2nd part of the small intestine

Front 16

Lipease

Back 16

Pancreatic enzyme necessary to digest fat

Front 17

Protease

Back 17

Enzyme that digests protein

Front 18

Deglutition

Back 18

Swallowing

Front 19

Liver

Back 19

Large organ located in the RUQ

Front 20

What are the 3 functions of the digestive system?

Back 20

1.)Digestion 2.)Absorbtion 3.)Elimination

Front 21

Pulmonary Artery

Back 21

Artery carrying oxygen poor blood to the lungs from the heart

Front 22

Systole

Back 22

Contraction phase of the heartbeat

Front 23

Mitral Valve

Back 23

Between the LA and the LV

Front 24

Tricuspid Valve

Back 24

Between the RA and the RV

Front 25

Pericardium

Back 25

Double layered membrane surrounding the heart

Front 26

Sinoatrial (SA) Node

Back 26

sensitive tissue in the wall of the RA that begins the heart beat

Front 27

Coronary Arteries

Back 27

Carrys blood to the lungs from the heart

Front 28

Pulmonary Vein

Back 28

1 of 2 pairs of vessels carrying oxygenated blood from the lungs to the LA of the heart

Front 29

Aorta

Back 29

Largest artery in the body

Front 30

Atrium

Back 30

1 of 2 upper chambers of the heart

Front 31

Ventricle

Back 31

1 of 2 lower chambers of the heart

Front 32

SVC

Back 32

Brings blood from the upper part of the body to the heart

Front 33

Arteriole

Back 33

Small artery

Front 34

Capillary

Back 34

Smallest blood vessel

Front 35

Erythroblast

Back 35

Immature red blood cell

Front 36

Monocyte (aka phagocyte)

Back 36

white blood cell thats a precursor of a macrophage

Front 37

Lymphocyte

Back 37

white blood cell of lymphocyte that produces antibodies

Front 38

Platelet (aka Thrombocyte)

Back 38

Clumps at site of injury to facilitate clotting

Front 39

Antigen

Back 39

Foreign material that invades the body

Front 40

Fibrin

Back 40

Protein threads that form the bases of a blood clot

Front 41

Bilirubin

Back 41

Pigment produced from hemoglobin when red blood cells die

Front 42

Basophil

Back 42

Attraction for basic stain

Front 43

Neutrophil

Back 43

Neutral staining granules in bone marrow

Front 44

Heparin

Back 44

Anticoagulant found in blood

Front 45

Hematopoietic Stem Cell

Back 45

Undifferented blood cell that all other blood cells come from

Front 46

Leukocyte

Back 46

White blood cell

Front 47

Eosinophil

Back 47

Granulocytic white blood cell w/ redish granules; associated w/ allergic reactions

Front 48

Hemoglobin

Back 48

Blood protein containing iron; carries oxygen in red blood cells