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19 Cards in this Set
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Esophagus
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The passage between the pharynx and the stomach, a muscular tube with a squamous epithelium lining and mucus glands.
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Stomach
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Large muscular sac that continues the mechanical and chemical digestion of food.
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Duodenum
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The first part of small intestine. Most digestion takes place here. Chemicals are released from the liver, the gall bladder, and the pancreas.
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Ileum
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The last and longest portion of the small intestine, extends from the jejunum to the caecum of the large intestine.
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Large Intestine
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The last section of the digestive system, where water is absorbed from food and the remaining material is eliminated from the body.
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Small Intestine
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The part of the digestive system responsible for most chemical digestion and absorption of nutrients.
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Caecum
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The cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens.
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Appendix
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A small, fingerlike extension of the vertebrate caecum; contains a mass of white blood cells that contribute to immunity, but has no function in the digestive system.
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Pancreas
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A gland located behind the stomach that secretes pancreatic juice into the duodenum, where it mixes with bile to digest food.
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Gall Bladder
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An organ that stores bile produced by the liver until it is needed in the duodenum.
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Liver
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Large organ just above the stomach that makes bile to break down fats; also filters poisons and drugs out of the blood.
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Pharynx
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Muscular tube at the end of the throat that connects the mouth with the rest of the digestive tract and serves as a passageway for air and food.
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Larynx
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The area of the throat that contains the vocal cords and produces vocal sounds.
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Trachea
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The windpipe; a passage through which air moves in the respiratory system.
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Buccal cavity
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The cavity between the jaws and the cheeks.
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Epiglottis
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A flap of tissue that seals off the windpipe and prevents food from entering
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Diaphragm
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Muscular partition that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity and aids in respiration by moving up and down.
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Rectum
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A short tube at the end of the large intestine where waste material is compressed into a solid form before being eliminated.
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Jejunu
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The middle portion of the small intestine (between the duodenum and ileum) where chemical digestion ends and absorption begins.
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