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TEP Digestive system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ingestion | the process of taking food into the body through the mouth |
| Digestion | the bodily process of breaking down foods chemically and mechanically |
| Absorption | passage of a substance into or across a blood vessel or membrane |
| Defecation/Elimination | the elimination of the contents of the bowels |
| Mechanical Digestion/Mastication | the act of chewing |
| Esophagus | the passage between the pharynx and the stomach |
| Incisor | a tooth for cutting or gnawing; located in the front of the mouth in both jaws |
| Bicuspid | having two points or cusps |
| Molar | the grinding teeth in the back of the mouth |
| Canines | four pointed conical teeth located between the incisors and the premolars |
| Gingiva | the gums |
| Dentin | the calcified tissue forming the major part of a tooth; deep to the enamel |
| Pulp | The soft tissue forming the inner structure of a tooth and containing nerves and blood vessels |
| Crown | the anatomical area of teeth, usually covered by enamel. The crown is usually visible in the mouth after developing below thegingiva and then erupting into place. |
| Neck | the narrowed part of a tooth between the crown and the root |
| Root | sinks the tooth into the gums. contains the nerve |
| Saliva | the secretion of salivary glands dected into the mouth |
| Bolus | a rounded mass of food prepared by the mouth for swallowing |
| Pharynx | the muscular tube extending from the posterior of the nasal cavities to the esophagus |
| Peristalsis | the waves of contraction seen in tubelike organs; propels substances along the tract |
| Chyme | the semifluid stomach contents consisting of partially digested food and gastric secretions |
| Pyloric sphincter | a sphincter at the opening from the stomach into the duodenum |
| Pepsin | an enzyme of digesting proteins in n acid pH |
| Gastrin | a hormone that stimulates gastric secretion, especially hydrochloric acid release |
| Hepatocytes | A liver cell |
| Bile | a greenish-yellow or brownish fluid produced in a secreted by the liver, stored in the gallbladder, and released into the small intestine |
| Lipase | A fat-splitting enzyme found in pancreatic juice, blood, and many tissues. |
| Amylase | digestive enzyme made primarily by the pancreas and salivary glands |
| Duodenum | the first part of the small intestine |
| Jejunum | the part of the small intestine between the duodenum and the ileum |
| Colon | the part of the large intestine extending from the cecum to the rectum. |
| Ileum | the terminal part of the small intestine; between the jejunum and the cecum of the large intestine |
| Villi | fingerlike projections of small intestional mucosa that tremendously increase its surface area for absorption |
| Gastric | pertaining to, affecting, or originating in the stomach |
| Insulin | the hypoglycemic hormone produced in the pancreas affecting carbohydrate and fat metabolism, blood glucose levels, and other systemic processes |
| Trypsin | An enzyme of pancreatic juice that hydrolyzes proteins into smaller polypeptide units |
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Tessa Elise
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