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Two names for the irregular hollow tube of the digestive system that is approximately 29 feet long

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G.I. tract
Alimentary canal

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The breakdown or digestion of food material can be described as mechanical, muscular, hydrating, radiation, chemical, or biological

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Chemical
Mechanical

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The three kinds of processing that food undergoes in the body

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Digestion
Absorption
Metabolism

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List the seven accessory organs of the digestive system

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Teeth tongue salivary glands, pancreas, gallbladder, appendix and liver

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The hollow space within the G.I. tract

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Lumen

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The four layers of the G.I. tract from inside out

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Mucosa
Submucosa
Muscle layers
Serosa

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The wavelike rhythmic contraction of the muscular coat that moves food material

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Peristalsis

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The process of digestion begins immediately upon food entering the mouth through which substance

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Salvia

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This bony structure of the mouth is formed by parts of the Palatine and maxillary bones

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Hard palette

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This muscular structure located in the rear of the mouth assists in preventing food and liquid from entering the nasal cavity

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Soft palette

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Part of the soft palate this structure hangs down in the back of the mouth to assist in preventing food and liquid from entering the nasal cavity

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Uvula

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The tastebuds are located on these structures of the tongue

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Papillae

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List the tastes the sensory receptors of the tastebuds can detect

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Sour, sweet, bitter and salty

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List the four major types of teeth

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incisors
Molar
Premolar
Canine

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Medical term for chewing

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Mastication

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The name sometimes used for canine teeth

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Cuspid

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The name sometimes used for premolars

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Bicuspids

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The name sometimes used for molars

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Tricuspids

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These teeth are used for tearing

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Canine teeth

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These teeth are used for grinding and crushing

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Molars and premolars

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This is the small rounded mass of food once chewed

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Bolis

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22
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The number of teeth most two year olds have

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20

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The number of teeth most adults have

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32

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List the parts of the tooth

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Crown root neck

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The hardest tissue in the body
Enamel
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The three hard tissues of teeth
Enamel Dentin and cementum
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The two substances of saliva
Mucus and savilary amylase
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The digestive enzyme of saliva
Savilary amylase
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The digestive enzyme that begins the chemical digestion of carbohydrates
Salvilary amylase
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This structure is part of the respiratory and digestive system
Pharynx
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The structure blocks food from entering the respiratory system
Epiglottis
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This structure connects the pharynx with the stomach
Esophagus
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A ring shaped muscle
Sphincter
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The structure is located at the end of the esophagus that keep food down in the stomach
Cardiac sphincter A.k.a. gastroesophageal sphincter
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This disorder involving the opening in the diaphragm enlarging, allowing the esophagus to bulge or the stomach moving upward into the chest
Hiatal hernia
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This disorder involving reflux of the stomach contents into the esophagus
Gerd
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Once the bolus is broken down into a semi solid mixture by the stomach, the substance is called this
Chyme
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The stomach muscles runs in this direction
Lengthwise around and obliquely
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The folds of the stomach lining when empty
Rugae
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The three divisions of the stomach
Fundus Body Pylorus
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The part of the stomach that joins the small intestine
Pylorus
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Food is held in the stomach by this muscle
Pyloric sphincter
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Why is the small intestine named that since it’s 20 feet long?
The diameter
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List the three parts of the small intestine
Duodenum Jejunum Ileum
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The multiple circular folds in the small intestine
Pliciae
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Tiny fingers covering the multiple circular folds in the small intestine
Villi
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Why is the small intestine covered with millions of these tiny fingers (villi?)
More surface area to absorb nutrients
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One in 10 Americans will suffer from this disorder of the digestive system
Ulcers
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Comb like structure on the villi that increase surface area for absorption of nutrients
Microvilli
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The C shaped structure of the small intestine
Duodenum
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Which organ rests in the C shaped structure of the small intestine
Pancreas
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One in 10 Americans will suffer from this disorder that sometimes results from rapid weight
Gall stones
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What kind of gland is the liver?
Exocrine gland
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What is the largest gland in the body?
Liver
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The name to describe bile salts mechanically break up fats
Emulsify
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The structure concentrates and stores bile produced in the liver
Gallbladder
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If this blocks the common bile duct feces appear, gray white, and the skin may become jaundice ( yellow)
Gallstones
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What kind of gland is the pancreas?
Exocrine and endocrine
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Why is the pancreatic juice the most important digestive juice?
Digest all major food groups
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What are the pancreatic islets that secrete hormones?
Islets of Langerhans
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Undigested and unabsorbed food enters the large intestine from the small intestine through the structure
Ileocecal valve
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This has the consistency of soup and is found in the small intestine
Chyme
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Water and salts are reabsorbed here
Small intestine
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What carries out digestion in the large intestine
Good bacteria
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This is responsible for synthesis of vitamin K and production of some B complex vitamins
Bacteria
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What is vitamin K important for?
Blood clotting
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The length of time it takes for material to pass through the large intestine normally
3 to 5 days
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The condition that results from food passing through the digestive system to quickly
Diarrhea
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The condition that results from food passing through the digestive system to slowly
Constipation
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This is considered part of the digestive system, though it serves no important function in humans
Appendix
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This part of the digestive system contains lymphatic tissue
Appendix
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This part of the digestive system has a warm like shape
Appendix
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The large, moist slippery sheet of the serous membrane, that lines, the abdominal cavity, and covers the organs located in it
Peritoneum
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2 prominent extensions of the peritoneum
Mesentery and greater omentum
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List four examples of mechanical digestion
Chewing Peristalsis Swallowing Defecation
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List for catalysts for chemical digestion
Saliva Stomach Pancreas Intestines

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