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15 Cards in this Set
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Passage of materials through the walls of the small intestine into the bloodstream.
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absorption
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Building blocks of proteins, produced when proteins are digsted.
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amino acids
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Enzyme secreted by the pancreas to digest starh.
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amylase
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Blind pouch hanging from the cecum (in the right lower quadrant {RLQ}) It literally means hanging (pend/o) on (ap-).
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appendix
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Digestive juice made in the liver and stored in the gallbladder. It is composed of bile pigments, cholesterol, and bile salts.
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bile
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Pigment rreleased by the liver in bile.
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bilirubin
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Intestine
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bowel
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Pointed "dog tooth"- like (canine) teeth, next to (distal to) the incisors.
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canine teeth
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First part of the large intestine.
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cecum
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Large intestine, consisting of the cecum; the ascending, transverse, and descending segments of the colon; and the rectum.
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colon
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Carries bile from the liver and gallbladder to the duodenum. Also called the choledochus.
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common bile duct
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Elimination of feces from the digestive tract through the rectum.
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defecation
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Swallowing
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deglutition
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Major tissue composing teeth, covered by the enamel in the crown and a protective layer of cementum in the root.
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dentin
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Breakdown of complex foods to simpler forms.
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digestion
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