Cha. 6 - Digestive System Flashcards
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What is the Gall bladder?
An organ found below the liver, on the right side of the body, that receives bile from the liver and secretes it into the duodenum
What is the Liver?
Produces and secretes bile, which is stored and concentrated in the gall bladder prior to release into the duodenum
What is Motility?
In the digestive system, refers to movements of the anatomical structures that allow contents to pass through.
What is Mastication?
The mechanical process whereby the oral muscles break down the food
What is Peristalsis?
The muscle action of the gastrointestinal system that pushes food through the body during digestion
What is Digestion?
Multistep process that describes the passage of food through the body
What is Absorption?
The process of nutrients being absorbed into the body during the digestive system
What is the esophagus?
The anatomical part of the digestive tract that allows food to pass from oral cavity to stomach
What is ingestion?
The act of taking food, liquid, or other substances into the body in preparation for digestion
What is Chyme?
A semi fluid mass of digested food that is passed from the stomach to the small intestine
What is Duodenum?
Part of the small intestine that resides between the stomach and the jejunum
What is the jejunum?
Part of the small intestine that resides between the duodenum and the ileum
What is the ileum?
The final section of the small intestine, located between the jejunum and the cecum and leads to the large intestine
