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35 Cards in this Set
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alimentary canal
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oral cavity, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, anus
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accessory organs
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salivary glands, pancreas, liver, gallbladder
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what are the digestive systems 3 primary functions
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intake or digestion, absorb, eliminate
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2 common radiographic procedures
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esophagogram or barium swallow (study of pharynx and esophagus), upper gastrointestinal series ( study of distal esophagus, stomach, and duodenum)
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what is mastication
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chewing
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what is deglutition
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act of swallowing
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what are the three parts of three pharynx
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nasopharynx, oropharynx, laryngopharynx
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what is an accessory organ of digestion associated with the mouth
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salivary gland
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what is 25 cm long and about 2 cm in diameter, starts at C5 to C6 and ends at its connection to the stomach T11
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esophagus
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what or where are the two indentations of the esophagus
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aortic arch and left primary bronchus
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what are the 3 diaphragmatic openings
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esophagus, inferior vena cava, aorta
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wavelike series of involuntary muscular contractions that propel solid and semisolid materials through the tubular alimentary canal
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peristalsis
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what does gaster mean
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stomach
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another name for esophagogastric junction
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cardiac orifice
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directly superior to the cardiac orifice is the
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cardiac notch
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slightly expanded portion of the terminal esophagus called the
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cardiac antrum
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opening or orifice of the distal stomach is termed the
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pyloric orifice, or pylorus
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what curvature is found along the medial border of the stomach
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lesser curvature
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what curvature is found along the lateral border of the stomach
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greater curvature
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what are the internal linings thrown into numerous longitudinal mucosal folds
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rugae
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formed by rugae along the lesser curvature, funnels fluids directly from the body of the stomach to the pylorus
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gastric canal
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most superior portion of the stomach
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fundus
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first portion of the small intestine, commonly called the small bowl
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duodenum
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20 to 24 cm long, shortest, widest, most fixed portion of the small intestine
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duodenum
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head of pancreas nestled in the c-loop of the duodenum is called
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romance of the abdomen
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duodenum and the pancreas are retroperitoneal structures meaning
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posterior to the parietal peritoneum
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first part of the duodenum is also called
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the superior portion
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second portion is also called the
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descending portion
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third part is also called the
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horizontal portion
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the forth portion is also called
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the ascending portion
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junction of the duodenum and the jejunum is called
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duodenojejunal flexure
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duodenum is held in place by a fibrous muscular band called
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ligament of Treitz
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massive body build, with chest and abdomen being very broad and deep from front to back
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hypersthenic
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more slender and typically have long narrow lungs with a low diaphragm
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hyposthenic/asthenic
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average body build
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sthenic
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