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general surgery vocab wk 1

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anus   terminal end or opening of the digestive tract to the outside of the body  
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uvula   soft tissue handing from the middle of the soft palate  
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stomach   muscular organ that recieves food from esophagus  
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sphincter   circular ring of muscle that constricts a passage or closes a natural opening  
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sigmoid colon   4th and last, s-shaped segment of the colon  
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saliva   digestive juices produced by salivary gland  
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rectum   last section of the large intestine, connecting the end of colon and anus  
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pylorus   distal region of the stomach, opeing to duodenum  
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pyloric sphincter   ring of muscle at the end of stomach  
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pharynx   throat; common passage way for food and air  
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peristalsis   rythmic contractions of the tubular organs  
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palate   roof of the mouth  
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mastication   chewing  
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jejunum   2nd part of small intestine  
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ileum   3rd part of small intestine  
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gallbladder   small sac under the live; stores bile  
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esophagus   tube connecting throat to stomach  
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enamel   hard, outer layer of tooth  
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duodenum   1st part of small intestine  
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digestion   breakdown of complex foods to simpler forms  
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common bile duct   carries bile from liver and gallbladder to duodenum  
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colon   large intestine  
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cecum   1st part of the large intestine  
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bowel   intestine  
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appendix   blind pouch hanging from the cecum  
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