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8 Cards in this Set
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Oral or Buccal cavity |
Most proximal part of the digestive system in the mouth |
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Bolus |
Chewed food |
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Peristalis |
Muscles in the esophageal wall contract intermittently and involuntarily |
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Lower esophageal sphincter (LES) or cardiac sphincter |
At the lower end of the esophagus is a muscular opening |
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Cardiac sphincter |
Same as LES |
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Funds of the stomach |
Upper portion of the stomach |
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Body of the stomach |
Middle portion of the stomach |
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Pylorus |
Lower portion of the stomach, just before the small intestine |
