Module 4/chapter 20/digestive System

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mastication

Back 1

process of chewing food

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deglutition

Back 2

the process of swallowing food

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salivary glands

Back 3

consists of three glands which produce enzymes that aid in the breakdown of starches

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epiglottis

Back 4

a flap of cartilage at the back of the throat which opens and closes allowing air to enter the windpipe and food to enter the throat.

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cardiac sphincter

Back 5

a muscle ring surrounding the opening between esophagus and stomach that opens and closes allowing food to enter the stomach

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The stomach is composed of (3)?

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1)fundus (upper)
2)body (middle)
3)antrum (lower)

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rugae

Back 7

folds or wrinkles on the stomach so that the stomach can expand if necessary

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hydrochloric acid

Back 8

(gastric juice)enzymes located in the stomach. So strong that one drop of this acid would burn a hole in a carpet.

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emulsification

Back 9

breaking the food down into smaller digestible particles

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The small intestine is made up of (3)?

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1)duodenum
2)jejunum
3)ileum

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jejunum

Back 11

second part of the small intestine (8 inches long)

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ileum

Back 12

third part of the small intestine (11 inches long)

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duodenum

Back 13

the first, shortest and widest part of the small intestine (10 inches long)

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The large intestine is made up of (5)?

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1)cecum
2)ascending colon
3)transverse colon
4)descending colon
5)sigmoid colon

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cecum

Back 15

first part of the large intestine (appendix) hangs from the cecum

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ascending colon

Back 16

second part of the large intestine

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transverse colon

Back 17

third part of the large intestine

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descending colon

Back 18

fourth part of the large intestine

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sigmoid colon

Back 19

fifth part of the large intestine

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rectum

Back 20

the lower part of the large intestine, between the sigmoid colon and the anal canal

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gallbladder

Back 21

an accessory organ in the digestive system (pear shaped sac)on the underside or the right lobe of the liver that stores bile received from the liver

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pancreas

Back 22

an accessory organ (large gland located behind the stomach and next to the gallbladder) in the digestive system which produces insulin

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spleen

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an accessory organ in the digestive system (located on the left side of the abdomen near the stomach)which gets rid of old red blood cell, produces white blood cells for clotting and fights infection. *we can live without our spleen as other organs eill take over its job

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appendix

Back 24

an accessory organ in the digestive system, a finger-like tube that hangs from the lower right side of the large intestine

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Name the 3 processes of digestion

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1)catabolism
2)anabolism
3)metabolism

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catabolism

Back 26

process of breaking down complex materials (food)to form simpler substances and release energy

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anabolism

Back 27

process of building up complex materials (proteins) from simple materials

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metabolism

Back 28

the total of the chemical process in a cell. This includes both catabolism and anabolism

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Name 4 functions of the digestive system

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1)ingestion
2)digestion
3)absorption
4)elimination

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anus

Back 30

sphincter-ring of muscles to allow opening and closing