Digestive general and anatomic terms Flashcards by Ryan Ferido

Q

to swallow

A

deglutition

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to chew

A

mastication

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bringing back up the contents of stomach

A

regurgitation

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Q

sockets of teeth

A

alveolus

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membrane that regulates the tongue

A

frenulum linguae

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mouth

A

oral cavity

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roof of mouth

A

palate

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hanging projection from the soft palate

A

uvula

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glands beneath the ears

A

parotid glands

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glands under the tongue

A

sublingual glands

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glands under the jaw

A

submandibular and submaxillary glands

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Q

long passageway

A

esophagus

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tonsils in the oropharynx

A

palatine tonsil

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muscular wave that pushes food along esophagus

A

peristalsis

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throat

A

pharynx

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tight muscle in the pylorus region

A

pyloric sphincter

Q

gatekeeper

A

pylorus

Q

folds in the stomach

A

rugae

Q

duodenum, jejunum, ileum

A

small intestine

Q

frist part of the large intestine

A

cecum

Q

ascending, transverse, descending, sigmoid

A

colon

Q

flexure by the liver

A

right, hepatic

Q

flexure by the spleen

A

left, splenic

Q

straight part of sigmoid colon

A

rectum

opening at the end of rectum

anus

carries bile into duodenum

bile duct

joining of left and right hepatic duct

common hepatic duct

coming from gallbladder

cystic duct

stores bile

gallbladder

groin

inguinal canal

produces bile and gets rid of poisons

liver

blood vessels that pick up food

mesentery

produces enzymes for duodenum

pancreas

duct joining the pancreas to the common bile duct

pancreatic duct

lining of abdomen

peritoneum