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hepatopancreatic sphincter

controls the movement of pancreatic juices into the duodenum

pancreatic enzymes

trypsin, chymotrypsin, carboxypeptidase

hepatic lobules

functional units of the liver

hepatic sinusoids

vascular channels that separate groups of cells from eachother

Kupffer cells

large macrophages that are fixed group of cells from each other

Liver Functions

carbohydrate metabolism, lipid metabolism, protein metabolism, storage

Gallbladder Functions

stores bile between meals, reabsorbs water to concentrate bile, contracts to release bile into small intestine

Duodenum

most fixed portion of small intestine, C-shaped

Jejunum

middle portion, diameter greater than ileum

Ileum

last portion before large intestine

Mesentery

double-layered fold of peritoneal membrane

Greater omentum

double-folded membrane that drapes over the intestines

Intestinal Villi

tiny projections of mucous membrane

Small intestine enymes

sucrase, maltase, lactase

Ileocecal Sphincter

joins the ileum to the cecum of the large intestine

Cecum

dilated, pouch-like structure that hangs below the ileocecal opening

Appendix

narrow, close-ended tube that projects down from the cecum

Colon

divided into 4 portions; ascending, transverse, descending, sigmoid