Chapter 5 Flashcards
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ingest
to take in for or as if for digestion
aid
to provide with what is useful or necessary in achieving an end.
peristalsis
the involuntary progressive, rhythmic contraction of muscles in the wall of the esophagus (and other gastrointestinal organs)
nhu động ruột
bolus
mass of food
1st part of the stomach
fundus (upper portion)
đáy vị
2nd part of the stomach
body (middle section)
thân vị
3rd part of the stomach
antrum (lower section)
hang vị
regurgitate
flowing backward from the normal direction
trào ngược
lower esophageal sphincter
relaxes and contracts to move
cơ thắt tâm vị
pyloric sphincter
allows food to leave the stomach when it is ready
cơ thắt môn vị
rugae
folds in the mucous membrane (mucosa)
1st part of the large intestine
doudenum
tá tràng
2nd part of the large intestine
jejunum
hổng tràng
bile
digestive juice made in the liver and stored in the gallbladder. It breaks up (emulsifies) large fat globules. Bile originally was called gall, probably bc it has a bitter taste. It is composed of bile pigments, cholesterol, and bile salts
mật
ileum
hồi tràng
amylase
enzyme secreted by the pancreas to digest starch
anus
terminal end or opening of the digestive tract to the outside of the body.
appendix
blind pouch hanging from the cecum (in the right lower quadrant (RLQ). It literally means hanging (pend/o) on to (ap-, which is a form of ad-).
bilirubin
pigment released by the liver in bile
bowel
intestine
canine teeth
pointed, dog-like teeth (canine means pertaining to dog) next to the incisors. Also called cupids or eyeteeth.
răng nanh
cecum
first part of the large intestine
manh tràng
colon
large intestine, consisting of the cecum; the ascending, transverse, and descending segments of the colon; and the rectum
common bile duct
carries bile from the liver and galbladder to the duodenum.
also called the choledochus