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13 Cards in this Set
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What are the divisions of the digestive system?
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GI tract & accessory organs
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What does the GI tract consist of?
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Buccal Cavity, Pharynx, Esophagus, Stomach, Small Intestine, Large Intestine
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What are some accessory organs?
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Gallbladder, Liver, and Pancreas
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What are the lips(labia) lined by?
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Non-keratinized ephitheleum ( waterproofing agent)
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What is your uvula?
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Little piece of skin hanging in back of throat from the soft palate
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What is your hard palate and what is it formed by?
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Anterier palate; formed by maxillae and palatine bones
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What is your soft palate and what is it formed by?
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Posterior palate; formed by the nasopharynx and oropharynx
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What are the cheeks (buccal) lined by?
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Non-keritanized epithelium
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What is mastication?
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The tongue manipulates food, the teeth grind it, and the food is mixed with saliva. The result is that food is reduced to a soft, flexible mass called a bolus that is easily swallowed.
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What is deglution?
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Swallowing, or a mechansm to move food from the mouth to the stomach using saliva and mucus.
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What is the pharynx composed of?
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Voluntary skeletal muscle and it is lined by mucous membranes.
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What is the esophageal hiatus?
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It is the whole in the diagram through which the esophagus passes.
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What is the esophagus?
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It is a muscular, collapsible tube that lies behind the trachea.
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