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34 Cards in this Set
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- Back
Part of the stomach that lies above the esophagus |
Fundus |
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What is the membrane that holds the coils of the small Intestine together |
Mesentery |
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The appendix is directly attached to the |
Cecum |
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Bile is responsible for the breakdown of whag |
Fats |
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The muscular valve that prevents gastric juices from flowing back from the stomach and into the esophagus |
Cardiac sphincter |
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The last section of the small intestine is the |
Ilium |
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Food only moves one way through the digestive system |
Sphincters and perestalsis |
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Following the sections of the large intestine as materials pass from the transverse colon what does it interconnect? |
Descending |
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The many folds, vili and microvili, inside the small intestine work to? |
Increase the absorption of nutrients |
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The common bile duct delivers bile from the _____ to the ____ |
Gallbladder Duodenum |
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Which part of the digestive system coordinates and eliminates solid waste |
Large intestine |
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The cystic duct and the Hypatic duct join to form the _________ before entering the duodenum |
Common bile duct |
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What is the process by which nutrients move from digestive organs into the circulatory and lymphatic systems? |
Absorption |
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Nutrients are absorbed primarily by the |
Small intestine |
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What is the name for small air sacs in the lungs where capillaries exchange carbon dioxide for oxygen taken into the body |
Alveoli |
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What is the name of the windpipe |
Trachea |
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Large muscle that separates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity and helps to breathe |
Diaphragm |
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These carry air into the lungs |
Bronchi and bronchiole tubes |
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Name for the voice box |
Larynx |
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The two major organs of the respiratory system where gas exchange takes place where carbon dioxide is taken out and oxygen comes in |
Lungs |
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Which of these is the job of the respiratory system |
Gas exchange between bodies external environment and circulatory system |
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_______ are the spaces within the bones of the skhll |
Sinuses |
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_____ is the space at the back of the mouth |
Pharynx |
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_______ is the bone that divides the nasal cavity into two sifes |
Septum |
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_______ is the triangular slit that opens during breathing and talking |
Glottis |
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________ is the muscular contraction that leads food down the digestive tract |
Perestalsis |
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____ is called _____ when broken down into a paste |
Food
Chyme |
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Digestion beings in the ___\ |
Mouth |
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The _____ colon is located right before the rectum |
sigmoid |
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_______ sphincter opens from the stomach to the small intestjne |
Pyloric |
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______ is the name for the folds inside the stomach |
Rugae |
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If a part of the small intestine pokes the abdominal wall a ____ occurs |
Hernia |
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_____ is the flora of the large intestine |
Bacteria |
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What is the path food goes throughout the body? |
Back (Definition) |