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Two main groups of organs in the digestive system:   Alimentary canal and accessary organs  
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What do the alimentary canal organs do?   Aid in digestion and absorbtion  
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What are the six steps in the digestive process?   Ingestion, Propulsion, Mechanical digestion, chemical digestion, absorbtion and defecation  
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What is the Viseral Peritoneum?   covers external surface of most organs  
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what is parietal peritonium?   lines wall of abdominopelvic cavity  
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What is the mesentary?   Thin film that anchors organs to cavity wall, holds organs in place and stores fat  
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what does histology do   absorbs end products into blood and protects against disease  
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What are the four functions of salivary glands?   1. Produce saliva which cleans mouth 2.dissolves food chemicals for taste 3.Moistens food 4. Contains enzymes  
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what is the function of the canines   sharp for shredding  
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What is the function of the incisors   chisel like for biting into  
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What is the function of the molars   flat for crushing/grinding  
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What is the common passageway for food and air?   Pharynx  
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What is the passageway for food and fluid?   Esophagus  
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What are the major regions of the stomach?   cardiac, fundus, body, and pyloric  
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Where is the site of complete digestion and absorption?   Small intestine  
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What is bile?   Yellow-green breaks down fats  
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What is the purpose of the gallblatter?   stores bile  
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What does the panceas do?   Makes insulin  
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What is the most extensice serous membrane?   Peritonium  
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What connects its viseral and parietal layers and is a double serous sheet?   Mesentary  
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What are organs called behind the parietal layer called?   retroperitoneal  
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The organs within the parietal layer are called?   Peritoneal  
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Material covering the tooth root?   Cementum  
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Hardest substance in the body; covers tooth crown   enamel  
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attaches the tooth to bone and surrounding alveolar structures   Periodontal membrane  
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torms the bulk of the tooth structur; similar to bone   dentin  
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a collection of blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatics   pulp  
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The _______ innitiates swallowing   tongue  
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closes off the nasal passage   uvula  
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closes of larynx off   epiglottis  
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involuntary process in swallowing   parastalsis  
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opens so food can enter stomach   gastroesophogial valve  
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Connects the small intestine; looks like lacy curtains   mesentery  
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finger-like projectons to increase surface area   villi  
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circular folds in small intestine wall   plicae circulares  
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two anatomical regions incolced in the mechanical breakdown of food   oral cavity, stomach  
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Three peritoneal modifications   greater omentun, lesser omentum, mesentary  
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Muscualr folds of the stomach mucosa   rugae  
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saclike outpocketing of the large intestine wall   haustra  
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smallest projections in the plasma membrane   microvilli  
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prevents food from moving back into the small intestine once it has in the large intestine   ileocecal valve  
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responsible for food and nutrition absorbtion   small intestine  
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water absorbtion and feces formation   colon  
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protein digestion begins   stomach  
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runs from lesser curvature of the stomach to the liver   lesser omentum  
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the stomach empties into the   small intestine  
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sphincter controlling the movement of food from the stomach into the duodenum   pyloric vavle  
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the uvula hangs down from is posterior edge   soft palate  
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receives parcreatic juice and bile   small intestine  
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serosa of abdominal cavity wall   parietal peritoneum  
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major site of vitamin formation by bacteria   colon  
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extends as a double fold from the greater curvature   greater omentum  
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its muscle is striated outside but smooth inside   esophagus  
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