Question | Answer |
small area where the esophagus enters the stomach | cardia |
partially digested food, saliva, and digestive enzymes in the stomach and small intestine | chyme |
flexible, muscular tube that moves food from the pharynx to the stomach | esophagus |
rounded, most superior part of the stomach | fundus |
muscular ring at the distal end of the esophagus. it keeps food in the stomach from going back into the esophagus (LES) | lower esophageal sphincter |
contractions of smooth muscle that propel a bolus of food, and then chyme, waste products, and water through the gastrointestinal tract | peristalsis |
muscular ring that keeps chyme in the stomach or opens to let chyme into the dudodenum | pyloric sphincter |
narrowing area of the stomach just before it joins the duodenum. it contains the pyloric sphincter | pylorus |
deep folds in the gastric mucosa that expand to accommodate food | rugae |
organ of digestion between the esophagus and small intestine. its areas are: cardia, fundus, body and pylorus. secretes hydrochloric acid HCL, pepsinogen and gastrin. secretes intrinsic factor to absorb vitamin B12 | stomach |
esophag/o- | esophagus |
stal/o- | contraction |
pylor/o- | pylorus |
gastr/o- | stomach |