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Digestive System

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show Alimentary  
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show Anus  
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show Accesory  
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show Accesory  
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show Accesory  
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show Alimentary  
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Name the parts of the alimentary tube in which digestion takes place.   show
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show Digestion  
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In the alimentary tube, most absorption of nutrients takes place in the ___________.   show
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Food is changed to simpler molecules during __________ digestion.   show
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show Simpler molecules  
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Chemical digestion is accomplished by specific __________.   show
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Food is broken down to smaller pieces during _________ digestion.   show
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show Smaller pieces  
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show Surface  
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show Oral cavity  
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The superior boundary of the oral cavity is the ___________.   show
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show Oral cavity  
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show Mechanical  
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show Chewing  
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An individual developes ______ sets of teeth.   show
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show Deciduous  
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show Twenty  
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show First  
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There are Twenty teeth in a complete set of _________ teeth.   show
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The second set of teeth a individual developes is called __________ teeth.   show
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Permanent teeth are the __________ set of teeth an individual developes.   show
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A set of permanent teeth, if complete consists of ________ teeth.   show
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There are 32 teeth in a complete set of ________teeth.   show
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Enamel covers the _______ of a tooth.   show
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show Enamel  
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It is enamel that forms a hard _________ surface.   show
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Dentin forms the _______ of a tooth.   show
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Dentin forms the root of a tooth and the interior of the ________.   show
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show Dentin  
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show Pulp  
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The pulp cavity contains _______________.   show
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The ___________ membrane produces a bone like cement to anchor the roots of the tooth.   show
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show Cement  
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The __________ membrane lines the tooth sockets in the mandible and maxillae.   show
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show Perodontal membrane  
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The tongue is important for the sense of ________.   show
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The _________ is important for the sense of taste.   show
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During swallowing the tongue is elevated to push food towards the _________.   show
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During swallowing the tongue is elevated to push ________ towards the pharyns.   show
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show Sublingual  
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show Mouth  
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show Parotid  
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The partid glands are located in front of the _________.   show
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The salivary glands that are located at the posterior corners of the madible called the _____________.   show
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The submandibular glands are located at the posterior corners of the ____________.   show
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show Exocrine  
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The exocrine glands have a duct that take _________ to the oral cavity.   show
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show Salivary amylase  
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Salivary amylase is the ____________ in saliva.   show
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show Maltose  
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Starch is digested to maltose by ____________.   show
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show Dissolve  
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show Tasted  
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show Swallowed  
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The only eating-related function of the pharynx is ____________.   show
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Swallowing is the only eating-related function of the ____________.   show
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show Esophagus  
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Food is taken from the pharynx to the stomach by the _____________.   show
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show Lower esophageal sphincter  
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show At the junction of the esophagus and the stomach  
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Contraction of the lower esophageal sphincter prevents _________ of food into the esophagus.   show
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show Organ  
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Mucosa secretes mucus and __________ enzymes.   show
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Digestive enzymes and mucus are secreted by _________.   show
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show Pathogens  
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show Areolar  
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The submucosa contains __________ plexus.   show
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Meissners plexus regulates the secretions of the __________.   show
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show Meissners plexus  
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show Two  
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The external muscle is made of two muscle layers of ___________.   show
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show Auerbachs  
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The Auerbachs plexus is located in the ____________ muscle layer.   show
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The Auerbachs plexus regualtes ___________.   show
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show Auerbachs plexus  
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show Mechanical  
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show Peristalis  
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show Diaphram  
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Serosa is above the diaphram and made of ____________ tissue.   show
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Serosa below the diaphram is in the ___________.   show
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The stomach is a sac like portion of the ___________.   show
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show Stomach  
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show Small  
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show Does  
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The stomach serves as a __________ for food.   show
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Stomach is a reservior for food so that digestion takes place ________.   show
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show Rugae  
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show The stomach is empty  
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The glands of the stomach are called ___________.   show
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show Stomach  
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show Gastric juice  
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Gastric juice is the secretion of the ________.   show
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show Mucus  
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show Mucous  
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show Gastric  
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Chief cells secrete_____________.   show
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Pepsinogen is secreted by _________ cells.   show
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Pepsinogen is an inactive form of the enzyme _________.   show
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show Pepsinogen  
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Parietal cells secrete _____________.   show
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show Parietal cells  
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show Activates  
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show Hydorchloric  
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G cells secrete __________.   show
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show G cells  
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G cells secrete gastrin when _________ enters the stomach.   show
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show Gastrin  
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show Gastric juice  
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show Pepsin  
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Secretion of gastric juice may begin with the sight or smell of ________.   show
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Mechanical digestion in the stomach is the function of the __________ layer.   show
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show Pyloric  
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show Backup  
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show Diaphram  
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show Abdominal cavity  
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show Lobule  
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show Sinusoids  
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show Liver lobules  
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The digestive function of the liver is the production of __________.   show
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Bile contains bile salts that emulsify _______.   show
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Bile leaves the liver through the ________ duct.   show
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show Cystic  
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When the hepatic duct joins the cystic duct of the gallbladder it forms the __________ duct.   show
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show Small  
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show Feces  
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show Right  
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show Bile  
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show Secretin  
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The hormone ____________ stimulates contraction of the gallbladder.   show
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The pancreas is located in the ___________ abdominal cavity.   show
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The pancreas is located between the curve of the duodenum and the _________.   show
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Enzyme pancreatic juice contains several ________.   show
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The enzyme ____________ digests polypeptides to shorter chains of amino acids.   show
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The enzyme _________ digests emusified fats to fatty acids and glycerol.   show
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The enzyme _________ digests starch to maltose.   show
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show sodium bicarbonate  
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show Duodenum  
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The small intestine is coiled within the ____________.   show
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show Large intestine  
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The small intestine carries food from the stomach to the ___________.   show
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show Three  
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The common bile duct enters the _________.   show
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show Peristalis  
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show Enteric nervous system  
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show Lymph nodules  
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Digestion of food is completed in the ____________.   show
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Digestion requires _______ from the liver.   show
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Digestion requires _______ from the pancreas.   show
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Digestion requires ________ produced by the small intestine itself.   show
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show Glands  
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show Duodenum  
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show Amino acids  
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Plica circulares are ____________ of the mucosa and submucosa.   show
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Villis are the small projections of the ________.   show
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Microvilli are microscopic folds of the cell membrane on the __________ of each columnar cell.   show
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Microvilli are also called the _____________.   show
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show Capillary network  
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The absorbtion of vitamin B12 requires the __________ factor produced by the stomach lining.   show
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The absorption of calcium ions requires vitamin D an __________ hormone.   show
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show Colon  
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show Left subclavian  
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The elimination of undigestible materials is the function of the ________.   show
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The normal flora of the colon are the ________ that live in the colon.   show
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The function of the colon flora is to inhibit the growth of _____________.   show
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show Vitamin K  
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show Spinal cord  
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show Rectum  
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Voluntary control of defecation is provided by the __________ sphincter.   show
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show Contracts  
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