Digestive

Question 1

Gastrointestinal tract

Answer 1

tube for food and to elimination of waste

Question 2

Oral cavity

Answer 2

mouth

Question 3

Hard palate

Answer 3

roof of mouth

Question 4

Soft palate

Answer 4

roof of mouth more in back

Question 5

Uvula

Answer 5

hanging part of mouth

Question 6

Lingual frenulum

Answer 6

thing that is connected to tongue and jaw

Question 7

Pharynx

Answer 7

throat

Question 8

Esophagus

Answer 8

tube from throat to stomach

Question 9

Mucosa

Answer 9

inner most ,tissue that lines tubes

Question 10

Submucosa

Answer 10

inner, tissue right under mucosa

Question 11

Muscularis externa

Answer 11

outer, muscle right under submucosa

Question 12

Serosa

Answer 12

outer most, tissue

Question 13

Visceral peritoneum

Answer 13

layer that cover abdominal and organs

Question 14

Parietal peritoneum

Answer 14

layer that cover abdominal and pelvic

Question 15

Mesentery

Answer 15

fold of membrane that attaches the intestine to wall around stomach area

Question 16

Stomach

Answer 16

muscular, J-shaped organ that breaks down food

Question 17

Cardioesophageal sphincter

Answer 17

muscular ring that forms valve at junction of esophagus and stomach

Question 18

Pyloric sphincter

Answer 18

ring of smooth muscle that controls the passage of food and liquids from stomach into small intestine

Question 19

Rugae

Answer 19

folds or ridges, help stomach expand for large meals

Question 20

Greater curvature

Answer 20

longer side of stomach on left

Question 21

Lesser curvature

Answer 21

shorter side of stomach on right

Question 22

Greater omentum

Answer 22

large fold that covers the abdominal organs

Question 23

Chyme

Answer 23

thick fluid, partially digested food and digestive juices that pass into the small intestine

Question 24

Small intestine

Answer 24

long, coiled tube where nutrients are absorbed

Question 25

Ileocecal valve

Answer 25

muscle located at junction of small and large intestines

Question 26

Duodenum

Answer 26

first part of small intestine

Question 27

Jejunum

Answer 27

second part of small intestine

Question 28

Ileum

Answer 28

third part of small intestine

Question 29

Pancreatic ducts

Answer 29

major duct in pancreas that transport pancreatic juice into the duodenum

Question 30

Bile duct

Answer 30

tiny canals that connect some organs in your digestive system

Question 31

Large intestine

Answer 31

tube that is responsible for absorbing water and electrolytes from undigested food residue, transforming it into solid waste

Question 32

Cecum

Answer 32

pouch-like structure the connects small and large intestine

Question 33

Appendix

Answer 33

tube-like pouch attached to the cecum, that is part of the large intestine

Question 34

Colon

Answer 34

major part of large intestine, absorbing water and electrolytes

Question 35

Rectum

Answer 35

last part of large intestine

Question 36

Anal canal

Answer 36

where feces leaves the body

Question 37

Ascending colon

Answer 37

first major segment after the cecum, absorbing fluids and salts

Question 38

Transverse colon

Answer 38

connects ascending and descending colon

Question 39

Descending colon

Answer 39

prepare waste for elimination

Question 40

Sigmoid colon

Answer 40

S-shaped final section of the colon before the rectum

Question 41

Liver

Answer 41

largest solid organ in the body and one of the most vital

Question 42

Gall bladder

Answer 42

small, pear-shaped organ located just beneath the liver