Chapter 16- Nutrition/Digestive

Question 0

The terminal one inch of the rectum

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Anal canal

Question 1

The passage of digested food from the digestive tract into the cardiovascular and lymphatic systems for distribution to the body’s cells

Answer 1

Absorption

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First part of the colon

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Ascending colon

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Pouch like first part of the large intestine

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Cecum

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The digested, viscous, semifluid contents of the intestine

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Chyme

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Largest part of the large intestine

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Colon

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The portion of a tooth above the level of the gums

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Crown

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The elimination from the body of those substances that are indigestible and cannot be absorbed

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Defecation

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The process of swallowing

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Deglutition

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Part of the colon on the left side of the body

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Descending colon

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The breakdown of food by both mechanical and chemical mechanisms

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Digestion

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Shortest and first parT of the small intestine

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Duodenum

Question 12

Collapsible, muscular tube located beging the trachea that transports food to the stomach

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Esophagus

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Separates the two lobes of the liver

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Falciform ligament

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The soft mass of chewed food

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Food bolus

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The rounded portion above and to the left of the cardia

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Fundus

Question 16

Pear-shaped sac located in a depression of the surface of the liver

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Gallbladder

Question 17

Connects the esophagus w the stomach

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Gastroesophageal sphincter

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He name given to the digestive tube that runs from the mouth to the anus; alimentary canal

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Gastrointestinal tract

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Animal starch

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Glycogen

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The opening from the ileum of the small intestine into the cecum of the large intestine

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ileocecal valve

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Third part of the small intestine measuring 12 ft in length

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ileum

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The taking of food into The body

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Ingestion

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The second part of the small intestine measuring a feet in length

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Jejunum

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The last part of the digestive tract measuring 5 feet in length; the bowel

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Large intestine

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Largest organ of the digestive system

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Liver

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Chewing

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Mastication

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A large digestive gland of the alimentary canal

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Pancreas

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Projections of the lamina propria covered w epithelium ; produces the rough surface of the tongue

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Papillae

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Enzyme that begins to break down proteins

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Pepsin

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The physical movement or pushing of food along the digestive tract

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Peristalsis

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The connection between the stomach and beginning of the duodenum

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Pyloric sphincter

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Narrow inferior reg of the stomach; also called Antrum

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Pylorus

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The last 7 to 8 inches of gastrointestinal tract

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Rectum

Question 34

A projection of the tooth embed in a socket

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Root

Question 35

Place where absorption and digestion occur

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Small intestine

Question 36

The second part of the colon found under the liver

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Transverse colon

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Projections on the pilcae of the mucosal coat of the small intestine that increase absorptive surface area

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Villi

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Inflammation of the liver caused by excessive alcohol consumption or by a virus infection

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Hepatitis

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A long term degenerative disease of the liver in which the lobes are covered w fibrous connective tissue

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Cirrhosis

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Affect about 20% of the population over 40 years of age and is more prevalent in women than men

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Gallstones

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An inflammation of the vermiform appendix caused by an obstruction

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Appendicitis

Question 42

Live in the small intestine. From improperly cooked pork, beef or fish

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Tapeworm infections

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Inflammation of the pancreas caused by damage to the organ due to alcohol abuse, disease or drugs

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Pancreatitis