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DigestiveSyste
organs of the digestive tract
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| opening through which food passes into the body | mouth |
| alimentary canal or the gastrointestinal tract | digestive tract |
| consists mostly of skeletal muscle | tongue |
| separates the nasal cavity from the oral cavity | palate |
| posterior portion, not supported by bone | soft palate |
| anterior portion, supported by bone | hard palate |
| soft v shaped mass that extends from the soft palate, directs food into the throat | uvula |
| performs the swallowing action that passes food from mouth into esophagus | pharynx, throat |
| 10 inch tube that extends from the pharynx to stomach | esophagus |
| j shaped sac that mixes and stores food | stomach |
| area around the opening of the esophagus | cardia |
| uppermost domed portion of stomach | fundus |
| central portion of the stomach | body |
| lower portion of stomach | antrum |
| portion of the stomach that connects to the small intestine | pylorus |
| ring of muscle that guards the openinig between the stomach and the duodenum | pyloric shincter |
| 20 foot canal extending from the pyloric sphincter to the large intestine | small intestine |
| first 10 to 12 inches of the small intestine | duodenum |
| second portion of the small intestine | jejunum |
| third portion of the small intestine | ileum |
| canal that is approximately 5 feet long and extends from the ileum to the anus | large intestine |
| blind u shaped pouch that is the first portion of the large intestine | cecum |
| next portion of the large intestine | colon |
| remaining portion of large intestine | rectum |
| sphincter muscle at the end of the digestive tract | anus |
| produces salvia, which flows into mouth | salivary glands |
| produces bile | liver |
| passageways that carry bile | bile ducts |
| stores bile | gallbladder |
| produces pancreatic juice, secretes insulin | pancreas |
| serous saclike lining of the abdominal and pelvic cavities | peritoneum |
| small punch (vermiform appendix | appendix |
| portion of the body between the thorax and pelvis | abdomen |
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