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Part of the stomach that lies above the esophagus

Fundus

What is the membrane that holds the coils of the small Intestine together

Mesentery

The appendix is directly attached to the

Cecum

Bile is responsible for the breakdown of whag

Fats

The muscular valve that prevents gastric juices from flowing back from the stomach and into the esophagus

Cardiac sphincter

The last section of the small intestine is the

Ilium

Food only moves one way through the digestive system

Sphincters and perestalsis

Following the sections of the large intestine as materials pass from the transverse colon what does it interconnect?

Descending

The many folds, vili and microvili, inside the small intestine work to?

Increase the absorption of nutrients

The common bile duct delivers bile from the _____ to the ____

Gallbladder


Duodenum

Which part of the digestive system coordinates and eliminates solid waste

Large intestine

The cystic duct and the Hypatic duct join to form the _________ before entering the duodenum

Common bile duct

What is the process by which nutrients move from digestive organs into the circulatory and lymphatic systems?

Absorption

Nutrients are absorbed primarily by the

Small intestine

What is the name for small air sacs in the lungs where capillaries exchange carbon dioxide for oxygen taken into the body

Alveoli

What is the name of the windpipe

Trachea

Large muscle that separates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity and helps to breathe

Diaphragm

These carry air into the lungs

Bronchi and bronchiole tubes

Name for the voice box

Larynx

The two major organs of the respiratory system where gas exchange takes place where carbon dioxide is taken out and oxygen comes in

Lungs

Which of these is the job of the respiratory system

Gas exchange between bodies external environment and circulatory system

_______ are the spaces within the bones of the skhll

Sinuses

_____ is the space at the back of the mouth

Pharynx

_______ is the bone that divides the nasal cavity into two sifes

Septum

_______ is the triangular slit that opens during breathing and talking

Glottis

________ is the muscular contraction that leads food down the digestive tract

Perestalsis

____ is called _____ when broken down into a paste

Food



Chyme

Digestion beings in the ___\

Mouth

The _____ colon is located right before the rectum

sigmoid

_______ sphincter opens from the stomach to the small intestjne

Pyloric

______ is the name for the folds inside the stomach

Rugae

If a part of the small intestine pokes the abdominal wall a ____ occurs

Hernia

_____ is the flora of the large intestine

Bacteria

What is the path food goes throughout the body?

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