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19 Cards in this Set
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Mouth
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A cavity formed by the palate or roof, the lips and checks on the sides and the tongue at its floor.
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Tongue
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Is made of a skeleta muscle and is covered with mucous membrane
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Pharynx
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Is a common passageway for both respiration and digestion
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Larynx & Esophagus
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They begin in the Pharynx
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Esophagus
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Is a collapsible tube about 10 inches long that leads from the pharynx to the stomach
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Stomach
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Is a large sac-like organ into which food passes from the esophagus for storage while undergoing the early process of digestion.
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Hydrochloric acid & Gastric Juices
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Convert food to a semiliquid state, which is passed at intervals, into the small instestine.
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Small Instestine
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Is about 21 ft long and 1 in in Diameter
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Large Intestine
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Is about 5 ft long and 2.5 inches in diameter
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Salivary Glands, Liver, Gallbladder and the Pancreas
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They are not a part of the digestive tube; however, they are closely related to it in their functions
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Liver
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Is the largest glandular organ in the body and weighs about 3.5 lbs.
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Gallbladder
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Is a membranous sac attached to the liver in which excess bile is stored and centrated.
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Pancreas
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Is a large elongated gland situated behind the stomach and secreting pancreatic juice into the small intestine and is 6-9 inches long
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Digestive tract & accessory organs
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Are part of the digestive system to include Salivary glands, gallbladder, liver and pancreas.
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Parotid salivary gland
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Is located below the zygomatic arch under the skin of the face.
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Parotid duct
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It empties into the upper portion of the oral cavity.
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Incisors, cuspids, bicuspids, molars
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They are the types of teeth, each with a different role.
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Villi
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Is the intestinal lining bears a series of circular folds that are covered with a series of fingerlike projections.
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Intestional juice
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Roughly 1.8L of this watery substance enters the small intestine each day.
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