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chapter 5 digestive
digestive voab
Question | Answer |
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absorption | passage of material through the walls of the small intestine |
amino acid | building blocks of protien |
amylase | enzyme secreted by the pancreas to digest starch |
anus | opening of the digest tract to the outside of the body |
appendix | blind pouch hanging from the cecum |
bile | digestive juice made in the liver and stored in the gallbladder |
bilirubin | pigment released by the liver in the bile |
bowel | intestine |
canine teeth | dog teeth;next to the incisiors |
cecum | first part of the large intestine |
chyme | semifluid mass of partially digested food expelled into the duodenum |
colon | large intestine consisting of the cecum : ascending, transverse, and descending segments of the colon; and the rectum |
common bile duct | carries bile from the liver and gallbladder to the duodendum |
defecation | elimination of feces |
deglutition | swallowing |
dentin | major tissue composing teeth covered by the enamel |
digestion | breakdown of complex food into simpler food |
duodenum | first part of the small intestine |
elimination | act of removal of materials from the body |
emulsification | physical breaking up large fat globule into smaller globule thereby increasing the surface area the surface area that enyzmes can use to digest the fat |
enamel | hard outermost layer of the tooth |
enzyme | a chemical that speeds up a reaction between substance. Digestive enyzmes are given names with -ase |
esophagus | tube connectin the throat to the stomach |
epiglottis | flap of cartilage located in the throat behind the tongue and in front of the larynx |
fatty acids | substance s produced when fat are digested |
feces | solid waste |
gallbladder | small sac under the liver: stores bile |
glucose | simple sugar |
glycogen | starch;glucose that is stored in the liver |
hydrochloric acid | substance produced by the stomach |
ileum | third part of the small intestine |
incisior | one of four front teeth |
insulin | hormone produced by the endocrine cells of the pancreas |
jejunum | second part of the small intestine |
lipase | pancreatic enzyme nessecary to digest fats |
liver | large organ located in RUQ of the abdomen ; liver secretes bile |
mastication | chewing |
molar teeth | sixth,seventh, eighth teeth from the middle on either side of the dental arch |
palate | roof of the mouth |
pancreas | organ under the stomach ;produces insulin |
perstalisis | wave like motion in the organs |
pharynx | throat; the common passageway for food |
protease | enzyme that digest protien |
pulp | soft tissue within a tooth |
pyloric sphincter | ring muscle at the end of the stomach |
pylorus | distal region of the stomach;opening of duodenum |
rectum | last section of the large intestine; connecting the end of the colon and the anus |
rugae | ridges on the hard palate and the wall of the stomach |
saliva | digestive juices produced by salivary glands |
salivary glands | submandibular,sublingual, and parotid glands |
sigmoid colon | fourth and last part of the s shaped segment of colon just before the rectum |
sphincter | circular ring of muscle that constricts a passage or closes a natural opening |
stomach | a muscular organ that recieves food from the esophagus |
villi | microscopic projections in the wall of the small intestine that absorb nutrients into the bloodstream |