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Digestive System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| esophagus | runs from the pharynx through the diaphragm to the stomach, is about 10 inches long, and is passageway for food |
| liver | the largest gland in the body and has four lobes. It has many metabolic and regulatory roles, but its digestive function is to produce bile |
| gallbladder | a small, thin-walled green sac that stores bile |
| small intestine | the body's major digestive organ and is the longest section of the alimentary tube. Most absorption of nutrients takes place along this organ |
| duodenum | the first section of the small intestine and the smallest section. Bile and other enzymes enter the intestine here |
| jejunum | the middle section of the small intestine where most of the nutrient absorption takes place |
| ileum | the terminal section of the small intestine where it meets the large intestine |
| anus | where the anal canal ends |
| anal canal | contains the external voluntary sphincter that controls opening and closing of the anus |
| appendix | a worm-like extension of the large intestine and is often a site of infection |
| rectum | the final section of the large intestine |
| sigmoid colon | the "s" shaped last part of the large intestine leading into the rectum |
| cecum | sac-like first part of the large intestine |
| ascending colon | the first main part of the large intestine, which passes upward from the cecum on the right side of the abdomen |
| descending colon | the part of the large intestine that passes downward on the left side of the abdomen toward the rectum |
| transverse colon | the middle part of the large intestine, passing across the abdomen from the right to left below the stomach |
| stomach | the "c" shaped organ that acts as a storage tank for food as well as a site for food breakdown |
| pancreas | a soft triangular gland that extends across the abdomen from the spleen to the duodenum that secretes enzymes that will break down all categories of digestible foods |
| spleen | an abdominal organ involved in the production and removal of blood cells in most vertebrates and forming part of the immune system |
| pharynx | muscular tube extending from the posterior of the nasal cavities to the esophagus |
| parotid gland | salivary glands that lies anterior to the ears |
| sublingual gland | a small salivary gland on each side of the mouth |
| submandibular gland | either of a pair of salivary glands situated below the lower jaw |
| salivary glands | any of various glands that discharge a fluid secretion and especially saliva into the mouth cavity |
| large intestine | digestive organ that has a large diameter and its main function is to absorb water from indigestible food reidue |
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