Chapter 5 Digestive System Flashcards
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The hard palate forms the:
Anterior portion of the roof of the mouth
The four functions of the digestive system are:
Ingestion, digestion, absorption, elimination
What lies posterior to the hard palate?
The muscular soft palate lies posterior.
Rugae are:
Irregular ridges in the mucous membranes covering the anterior portion of the hard palate
Uvula
A small soft tissue projection that hangs from the soft palate
It aids production of sounds and speech
Mastication
Chewing
Deglutition
Swallowing
Papillae
Small raised areas on the tongue and contains taste buds that are sensitive to the chemical nature of foods and allow discrimination of different tastes as food moves across the tongue
Tonsils
Masses of lymphatic tissue located in depressions of mucous membranes
Lies on both sides of the oropharynx
Are filters to protect the body from invasion of microorganisms and produce lymphocytes
Buccal surface
Teeth side that faces the cheek
Lingual surface
Teeth side that faces the tongue
Labial surface
Teeth side that faces the lips
Bilirubin
Pigment released by the liver in bile.
Glycogenolysis
When liver converts stored glycogen back into glucose
Gluconeogenesis
When liver converts proteins and fats into glucose
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Anus
Append/o
Appendix
Appendic/o
Appendix
Bucc/o
Cheek
Cec/o
Cecum
Celi/o
Belly, abdomen
Cheil/o
Lip
Cholecsty/o
Gallbladder
Choledoch/o
Common bile duct
