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23 Cards in this Set
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Absorption |
Passage of material through the walls of the small intestine into the bloodstream |
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Amino acid |
Small building blocks of protein,released when protein is digested. |
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Amylase |
Enzyme secreted by the pancreas and salivary glands to digest starch |
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Anus |
Terminal end or opening of the digestive tract to the outside of the body. |
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Appendix |
Blind pouch hanging from the cecum |
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Bile |
Digestive juice made in the liver and stored in the gullbladder. It emulsifies large fat glóbulos. |
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Bilirubin |
Pigment released by the liver in bile. |
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Bowel |
Intestine |
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Canine teeth |
Pointed dog like teeth next to the incisors. |
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Cecum |
First part of the large intestine |
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Colon |
Portion of the large intestine consisting of the ascending, transverse, descending, and sigmoid segments. |
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Common bile duct |
Carries bile from the liver and gullbladder to the duodenum |
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Defecation |
Elimination of feces from the digestive tract through the anus |
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Deglutition |
Swallowing |
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Dentin |
Primary material found in teeth. |
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Digestion |
Breakdown of complex foods into simple forms |
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Duodenum |
First part of the small intestine |
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Elimination |
Act or removal of materials from the body ;in the digestive system, the removal of indigestible materials as feces |
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Emulsification |
Physical process of breaking up large fat globules into smaller globules |
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Enamel |
Hard, outermost layer of a tooth |
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Enzyme |
Chemical that speeds up a reaction between substances. Digestive enzymes break down complex foods to simpler substances. |
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Esophagus |
Tube connecting the throat to the stomach. |
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Fatty acids |
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