Digestive System

Front 1

Absorption

Back 1

Passage of materials through the walls of the small intestine into the bloodstream

Front 2

Amino acids

Back 2

Small building blocks of proteins; released when proteins are digested

Front 3

Amylase

Back 3

Enzyme secreted by the pancreas and salivary glands to digest starch

Front 4

Anus

Back 4

Terminal end or opening of the digestive tract to the outside of the body

Front 5

Appendix

Back 5

Blind pouch hanging from the cecum

Front 6

Bile

Back 6

Digestive juice made in the liver and stored in the gallbladder; breaks up large fat globules; composed of bike pigments, cholesterol, and bile salts

Front 7

Biliruben

Back 7

Pigment released by the liver in bile

Front 8

Bowel

Back 8

Intestine

Front 9

Canine teeth

Back 9

Pointed, dog-like teeth next to the incisors; also called cuspids or eyeteeth

Front 10

Cecum

Back 10

First part of the large intestine

Front 11

Colon

Back 11

Consists of the ascending, transverse, defending and sigmoid colon

Front 12

Common bile duct

Back 12

Carries bile from the liver and gallbladder to the duodenum; also called the choledochus

Front 13

Defecation

Back 13

Elimination of feces from the digestive tract through the anus

Front 14

Deglutition

Back 14

Swallowing

Front 15

Dentin

Back 15

Primary material found in teeth; covered by the enamel in the crown

Front 16

Digestion

Back 16

Breakdown of complex foods to simpler forms

Front 17

Duodenum

Back 17

First part of the small intestine; measures 12 inches long

Front 18

Duodenum

Back 18

First part of the small intestine; measures 12 inches long

Front 19

Elimination

Back 19

Act of removal of materials from the body

Front 20

Emulsification

Back 20

Physical process of breaking up large fat globules into smaller globules

Front 21

Enamel

Back 21

Hard, outermost layer of a tooth

Front 22

Enzyme

Back 22

Chemical that speeds up reactions between substance

Front 23

Esophagus

Back 23

Tube connecting the throat to the stomach

Front 24

Fatty acids

Back 24

Substances produced when fats are digested; a category of lipids

Front 25

Feces

Back 25

Solid wastes; stools

Front 26

Gallbladder

Back 26

Small sac under the liver; stores bile

Front 27

Glucose

Back 27

Simple sugar

Front 28

Glycogen

Back 28

Starch; glucose is stored in the form of glycogen in liver cells

Front 29

Hydrochloric acid

Back 29

Substance produced by the stomach; necessary of digestion of food

Front 30

Ileum

Back 30

Third part of the small intestine

Front 31

Incisor

Back 31

One of four front teeth in the dental arch

Front 32

Insulin

Back 32

Hormone produced by endocrine cells of the pancreas; transports sugar from the blood into cells and stimulates glycogen formation by the liver

Front 33

Jejunum

Back 33

Second part of the small intestine

Front 34

Lipase

Back 34

Pancreatic enzyme needed to digest fat

Front 35

Lipase

Back 35

Pancreatic enzyme needed to digest fat

Front 36

Liver

Back 36

Large organ located in the RUQ of the abdomen; secretes bile; stores sugar, iron, and vitamins; produces blood proteins; destroys worn out RBC's; filters out toxins; normal adult liver weighs about 2-3 pounds

Front 37

LES

Back 37

Ring of muscles between the esophagus and stomach; cardiac sphincter

Front 38

Mastication

Back 38

Chewing

Front 39

Molar teeth

Back 39

Sixth, seventh, and eighth teeth front the middle of either side of the dental arch

Front 40

Palate

Back 40

Roof of your mouth

Front 41

Pancreas

Back 41

Organ under the stomach; produces insulin and enzymes

Front 42

Pancreas

Back 42

Organ under the stomach; produces insulin and enzymes

Front 43

Papillae

Back 43

Small, nipple-like elevations on the tongue

Front 44

Parotid gland

Back 44

Salivary glands within the cheek, just anterior to the ear

Front 45

Peristalsis

Back 45

Rhythmic contractions of the tubular organs

Front 46

Pharynx

Back 46

Throat, the common passageway for food from the mouth and for the nose

Front 47

Portal vein

Back 47

Large vein bringing blood to the liver from the intestines

Front 48

Protease

Back 48

Enzyme that digests protein

Front 49

Pulp

Back 49

Soft tissue within a tooth, containing nerves and blood vessels

Front 50

Pyloric sphincter

Back 50

Ring of muscle at the end of the stomach, near duodenum; opens when a wave of peristalsis passes over it

Front 51

Pylorus

Back 51

Distal region of the stomach, opening to the duodenum

Front 52

Rectum

Back 52

Last section of the large intestine, connecting the end of the colon to the anus

Front 53

Rugae

Back 53

Ridges on the hard palate and the wall of the stomach

Front 54

Saliva

Back 54

Digestive juice produced by the salivary glands; contains the enzyme amylase

Front 55

Salivary glands

Back 55

Parotid, sublingual, and submandibular glands

Front 56

Sigmoid colon

Back 56

Fourth and last S-shaped segment of the colon, just before the rectum; empties into the rectum

Front 57

Sphincter

Back 57

Circular ring of muscle that constricts a passage or closes a natural opening