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SBGR ALH 165 Digestive System (2012 LS)

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Mesentery   Double sheet of peritoneal membrane  
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Mucosa   Inner lining of digestive tract  
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Submucosa   Layer of dense irregular connective tissue that surrounds the mucosa  
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Muscularis externa   Plays an essential role in mechanical processing and in moving materials along the digestive tract  
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Circular folds   Permanent transverse folds in the intestinal lining  
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Villi   Small mucosal projections that stick into the lumen of the small intestine  
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Submucosal plexus   A nerve network that contains sensory neurons, parasympathetic ganglionic neurons and sympathetic postganglionic fibers that innervate the mucosa and submucosa  
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Bolus   Moist compact mass of food  
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Peristalsis   Propulsion of food through the digestive tract by contractions  
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Stomach   Organ performing chemical breakdown of food by acid and enzymes  
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Oral cavity   Mechanical processing, moistening, mixing food with saliva  
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Pharynx   throat  
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Esophagus   Transports of swallowed food to the stomach  
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Small intestine   Does enzymatic digestion and absorption of water, organic substrates, vitamins and ions  
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Large intestine   Performs dehydration and compaction of indigestible materials in preparation for elimination  
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Ingestion   Food and liquids enter the digestive tract through the mouth  
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Digestion   Chemical and enzymatic breakdown of food in to small organic molecules that can be absorbed  
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Feces   Compacted material  
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Defecation   Elimination of feces from the body  
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Uvula   Dangling process the helps prevent food from entering the pharynx prematurely  
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Vestibule   Space between the cheeks and the teeth  
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Lingual frenulum   Attaches the body of the tongue to the floor of the oral cavity  
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Gingivae   Gums  
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Labia   Lips  
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Tongue   Manipulates food inside the mouth  
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Barium sulfate    
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Omeprazole    
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Famotidine    
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Sucralfate    
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Mesalamine    
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