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| What is the opening through which food passes into the body? | The Mouth
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| What consists mostly of skeletal muscle, and is attached at the posterior region of the mouth? | The Tongue
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| What separates the nasal cavity from the oral cavity? | The Palate
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| What performs the swallowing action that passes food from the mouth into the esophagus, and is otherwise known as the throat? | The Pharynx
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| What is the 10-inch tube that is a passageway for food extending from the pharynx to the stomach? | The Esophagus
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| What is the J-Shaped sac that mixes and stores food? | The stomach
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| What is the area around the opening of the esophagus? | The Cardia
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| What is the 20-foot canal extending from the pyloric sphincter to the large intestine? | The Small Intestine
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| What is the first 10 to 12 inches of the small intestine? | The Duodenum
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| What is the canal that is approximately 5 feet long and extends from the ileum to the anus? | The Large Intestine
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| What is the blind U-shaped pouch that is the first portion of the large intestine? | The cecum
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| What is the sphincter muscle at the end of the digestive tract? | The anus
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| What does the prefix hemi- mean? | Half
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| What is inflammation of the stomach? | Gastritis
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| What is a tumor of the liver? | Hepatoma
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| What is a stone in the salivary gland? | Sialolith
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| What is inflammation of the gallbladder? | Cholecystitis
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| What is a protrusion of the rectum? | Rectocele
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| What is an obstruction of the intestine(often caused by failure of peristalsis)? | Ileus
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| A suture of the tongue is called _________ | glossorrhaphy
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| The surgical removal of gum(tissue) is called ________ | Gingivectomy
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| An excision of the colon is called _________ | Colectomy
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| The surgical repair of the anus is called ______ | Anoplasty
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| What is difficult swallowing? | Dysphagia
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| A disease of the intestine is called ________ | Enteropathy
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