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Digestive system

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Digestive tract   Gastrointestinal tract  
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Gastrointestinal tract   Continuous pathway that food follows from the mouth to the anus  
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Accessory organs   Organs that secrete substances that travel through ducts into the digestive tract to help with digestion, not a part of the digestive tract  
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Serosa   External epithelial membrane that surrounds the organs and walls in the peritoneal cavity  
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Visceral peritoneum   Layer of peritoneum investing the abdominal organs  
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Parietal peritoneum   Lines abdominal cavity  
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Peritoneal cavity   Abdominal cavity  
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Mesentary   Supportive structure composed of two layers of serosa, connects to the intestines, contains the blood vessels, lymph vessels, and nerves that run to and from the intestinal wall  
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Muscularis   Two layers of smooth muscle, mixes food with digestive juices and moves food through the digestive tract  
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Peristalsis   Wave-like movement of food through the digestive track  
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Submucosa   Layer of connective tissue beneath the mucosa that contains blood bessels, nerves, and lymph vessels  
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Mucosa   Internal mucous membrane through which the body absorbs digested substances into the blood  
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Villi   Small, finger-like projections on the mucosa where absorption of nutrients and fats takes place, contain blood vessels and lacteals  
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Lacteals   Specialized lymph vessels  
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Oral cavity   Mouth  
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Mouth   Begining of the digestive tract, aids in speech, ingests food, and prepares food for digestion by breaking it up into smaller pieces  
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Ingest   Take in  
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Salivary glands   Three pairs of accessory organs to the digestive system, produce saliva  
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Saliva   Fluid that helps break down starches into sugars  
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Parotid glands   Largest pair of salivary glands, located anterior and inferior to the ear  
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Submandibular glands   Salivary glands located under the mandible  
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Sublingual glands   Salivary glands located under the tongue  
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Pharynx   Throat  
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Throat   Divided into the oropharynx and the larynogpharynx, a passageway for food, also used for respiration  
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Soft palate   Soft tissue on the back of the roof of the mouth, contains the uvula  
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Uvula   Small, soft, v shaped structure hanging from the bottom of the soft palate in the midline above the back of the tongue  
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Esophagus   Muscular tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach  
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Cardiac sphincter   Circular or ring-shaped muscle at the base of the esophagus, prevents food and gastric juice from going back up into the esophagus  
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Stomach   J-shaped organ positioned in the left upper abdomen  
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Fundus of the stomach   Bulge at the top of the stomach  
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Rugae   Folds in the stomach lining  
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Pylorus   Lowest portion of the stomach, contains the pyloric sphincter  
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Pyloric sphincter   Muscle that controls passage of food from the stomach into the small intestine  
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Gastric juice   Acid fluid (pH abt. 2.1) produced by the stomach, contains hydrochloric acid and pepsin  
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Hydrochloric acid   Aqueous solution of hydrogen chloride; a strongly corrosive acid  
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Pepsin   Enzyme in the stomach that begins the digestion of proteins by splitting them into smaller pieces  
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Small intestine   Small-diameter tube connecting stomach to large intestine, longest part of the digestive tract, where digestion process is completed, followed by absorption of most nutrients  
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Duodenum   First 25 cm of the small intestine, receives bile and pancreatic juice through ducts from the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas  
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Bile   Digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats  
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Pancreatic juice   Fluid secreted into the duodenum by the pancreas; important for breaking down starches and proteins and fats  
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Muriatic acid   Hydrochloric acid  
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Bolus   Small portion of chewed food together with saliva  
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Heartburn   When food and gastric juice slips through the cardiac sphincter and reenters the esophagus  
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Chyme   Food and gastric juice once it has entered the small intestine  
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Feces   Food that has passed into the large intestine  
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Vermiform appendix   Wormlike “pouch” several inches long located near the top of the large intestine, in the lower right portion of the abdomen. At this time, the role the appendix plays in the human body is not known although it does contain lymphatic tissue which would all  
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Jejunum   Middle segment of the small intestine  
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Ileum   Last part of the small intestine, connects to the cecum of the large intestine via the ileocecal valve  
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Ileocecal valve   Valve between the ileum of the small intestine and the cecum of the large intestine; prevents material from flowing back from the large to the small intestine  
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Large intestine   Large tube that connects the small intestine to the anus, absorbs water and electrolytes from the feces  
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Cecum   Large pouch that forms the first segment of the large intestine  
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Ascending colon   Ascends from the cecum along the right side of the abdomen  
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Transverse colon   Crosses the abdominal cavity from right to left just below the diaphragm  
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Descending colon   Descends from the transverse colon down the abdomen on the left side  
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Sigmoid colon   S-shaped section of colon before the rectum  
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Rectum   Last 20 cm of digestive tract  
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Anus   Last 2-3 cm of the rectum, provides the external opening, contains two sphincter muscles that control defecation  
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Defecation   Process of expelling feces  
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Internal anal sphincter   Ring of smooth muscle  
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External anal sphincter   Ring of skeletal muscle  
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Liver   Largest internal organ, made up of four lobes, highly vascular, positioned directly beneath the diaphragm in the upper right quadrant of the abdomen  
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Liver functions   Storage of glycogen, synthesis of blood proteins, destruction of old red blood cells, manufacture of bile to break down fats, removal of toxic substances, storage of vitamins and minerals, sythesis of urea  
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Urea   Waste product from protein metabolism  
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Gallbladder   Muscular sac under the liver, functions as a storage pouch for bile  
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Pancreas   Soft organ positioned below the stomach and behind the peritoneum, produces and alkaline fluid called pancreatic juice that breaks down fats, proteins, carbohydrates, and nucleic acids  
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Bile ducts   Tubes that carry bile from the liver and gallbladder to the duodenum  
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Hepatic duct   Carries bile from the liver, joins with the cystic duct  
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Cystic duct   Carries bile from the gallbladder, joins with the hepatic duct  
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Common bile duct   Takes bile from the cystic duct and hepatic duct into the duodenum  
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