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Anatomy--Chapter 16

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The alimentary tube extends from the mouth   to the anus  
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Accessory organs   Teeth, tongue, salivary glands, liver, gallbladder, pancreas  
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Accessory organs means   digestion does NOT take place in these organs  
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Mechanical digestion   the physical breaking up of food into smaller pieces  
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Chemical digestion   the work of the digestive enzymes  
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The oral cavity is made up of the   hard and soft palates superiorly; the cheeks laterally; and the floor of the mouth inferiorly  
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The deciduous teeth are the   baby teeth  
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Gingiva   gum  
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Periodontal membrane   lines the socket and produces a bone-like cement that anchors the tooth  
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Salivary glandds   parotid glands, submandibular glands, and the sublingual glands  
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The parotid glands are located   just below and in front of the ears  
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The submandibular glands are located   at the posterior corners f the mandible  
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The sublingual glands are located   below the floor of the mouth  
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The esophagus   a muscular tube that takes food from the pharynx to the stomach  
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Lower esophageal sphincter   a circular smooth muscles that surrounds the lumen at the junction with the stomach  
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Muscosa   The lining of the alimentary tube, which is made of epithelial tissue, areolar connective tissue and two thin layers of smooth muscle  
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The epithelium of the alimentary tube   secretes mucus, which lubricates the passage of food, and also secretes the digestive enzymes of the stomach and small intestine  
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Submucosa   made of areolar connective tissue with many blood vessels and lymphatic vessels  
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enteric nervous system   The millions of nerve fibers that are present in the digestive system  
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Meissner's plexus   The nerve networks in the submucosa  
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The one-way contractions of ______ move the food toward the anus   peristalsis  
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Auerbach's plexus   the portion of the enteric nervous system in the external muscle layer  
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The stomach is located in   the upper-left quadrant of the abdominal cavity, to the left of the liver and in front of the spleen  
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Rugae   The folds of the stomach  
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Gastric pits   The glands of the stomach  
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Mucous cells secrete   mucus  
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Chief cells secrete   pepsinogen  
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Parietal cells produce   hydrochloric acid  
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Proton pumps secrete   H+ ions into the stomach cavity  
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Duodenum   The first 10 inches of the small intestine  
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The jejenum is about ______ long   8 feet  
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The ileum is about ______ long   11 feet  
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The liver   consists of two large loves, right and left, and fills the upper right and center of the abdominal cavity, just below the diaphragm  
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Liver lobule   A roughly hexagonal column of liver cells  
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The only digestive job of the liver is producing   bile  
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Hepatic duct   takes bile out of thte liver  
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Common bile duct   The joining of the hepatic duct and cystic duct of the gallbladder  
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Emulsification   large fat globules are broke into smaller globules  
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Production of bile is stimulated by the hormone   secretin  
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Cystic duct   the part of the gallbladder that stores bile until it is needed  
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The gallbladder concentrates bile by absorbing   water  
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Gallbladder   a sac about 3 to 4 inches long located on the undersurface of the right lobe of the liver  
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Panrcreas   located in the upper left abdominal quadrant between the curve of the duodenum and the spleen, and is about inches in length.  
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The pancreas produces   enzymes that are involved in the digestion of all three types of complex food molecules  
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