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24 Cards in this Set
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Alimentary canal |
Tubular portion of digestive tract that leads from mouth to anus |
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Amylase |
Enzyme that hydrolyzes starch |
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Bile |
Fluid secreted by liver and stored in gallbladder |
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Chyme |
Semi fluid mass of partially digested food that passes from the stomach to the small intestine |
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Emulsification |
Breaking up of fat globules into smaller droplets by bile salts |
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Esophagus |
Tubular portion of digestive tract that leads from the pharynx to the stomach |
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Gallbladder |
Saclike organ associated with liver that stores and concentrates bile |
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Gastric gland |
Within stomach wall secretes gastric juice |
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Gastrin |
Hormone that stomach lining secrets to stimulate gastric juice |
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Hepatic lobule |
Functional unit of the liver |
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Mucosa |
Innermost layer of alimentary canal |
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Mucus |
Fluid secretion of mucus cells |
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Pepsin |
Protein splitting enzyme that the stomach gastric glands secrete |
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Peristalis |
Rhythmic waves of muscular contraction in walls of certain tubular organs |
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Pharynx |
Portion of digestive tube posterior to nasal and oral cavities |
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Stomach |
Digestive Organ between esophagus and small intestine that stores food |
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Trypsin |
Enzyme in pancreatic juice that breaks down protein molecules |
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Uvula |
Fleshy portion of soft palate that hangs down above root of the tongue |
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Villi |
Tiny finger like projection that extends outward from the lining. Of the small intestine |
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Gastr- |
Stomach |
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Peri- |
Around |
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Hepat- |
Liver |
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Vill- |
Hairy |
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Pyl- |
Gatekeeper |
