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37 Cards in this Set
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oral cavity
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cavity that receives food for digestion
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salivary glands
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three pairs of exocrine glands in the mouth that secrete saliva: parotid, submandibular (submaxillary), and sublingual
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cheeks
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lateral walls of the mouth
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palate
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structure that forms the roof of the mouth; hard and soft palate
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uvula
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small projection hanging from the back middle edge of the soft palate
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tongue
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muscular structure of the floor of the mouth covered by mucous membrane and held down by a band-like membrane known as the frenulum
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gums
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tissue covering the processes of the jaws
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teeth
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hard bony projections in the jaws that serve to masticate food
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pharynx
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throat; passageway for food traveling to the esophagus and air traveling to the larynx
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esophagus
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muscular tube that chemically mixes and prepares food received from the esophagus
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stomach
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sac-like organ that chemically mixes and prepares food received from the esophagus
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cardiac sphincter
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opening from the esophagus to the stomach (sphincter = band)
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pyloric sphincter
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opening of the stomach into the duodenum
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small intestine
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tubular structure that digests food received from the stomach
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duodenum
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first portion of the small intestine
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jejunum
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second portion of the small intestine
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ileum
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third portion of the small intestine
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large intestine
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larger tubular structure that receives the liquid waste products of digestion, reabsorbs water and minerals, and forms and stores feces for defecation
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cecum
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first part of the large intestine
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vermiform appendix
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worm-like projection of lymphatic tissue hanging off the cecum with no digestive function: may serve to resist infection (vermi = worm)
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colon
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portions of the large intestine extending from the cecum to the rectum; identified by direction or shape
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ascending colon
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portion that extends upward from the cecum
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transverse colon
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portion that extends across from the ascending colon
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descending colon
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portion that extends down from the transverse colon
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sigmoid colon
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portion (resembling an s) that terminates at the rectum
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rectum
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distal (end) portion of the large intestine
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rectal ampulla
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dilated portion of the rectum just above the anal canal
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anus
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opening of the rectum to the outside of the body
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feces
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refuse; solid waste formed in the large intestine
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defecation
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evacuation of feces from the rectum
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peritoneum
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membrane surrounding the entire abdominal cavity consisting of the parietal layer (lining the abdominal wall) and visceral layer (covering each organ in the abdomen)
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peritoneal cavity
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space between the parietal and visceral peritoneum
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omentum
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a covering; an extention of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and connecting it with other abdominal organs
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liver
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organ in the upper right quadrant that produces bile, which is secreted into the duodenum during digestion
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gallbladder
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receptacle that stores and concentrates the bile produced in the liver
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pancreas
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gland that secretes pancreatic juice into the duodenum, where it mixes with bile to digest food
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biliary ducts
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ducts that convey bile, including hepatic, cystic, and common bile ducts
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