Digestive System Flashcards

1
Q

Digestive tract or alimentary organs

A

Mouth
Pharynx
Esophagus
Stomach
Small intestine
Large intestine

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2
Q

Accessory organs

A

Teeth
Tongue
Salivary glands
Pancreas
Liver
Gallbladder

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3
Q

The digestive system consists of parts of the body working together that help turn food and liquids into the building blocks and fuel the body needs

A

Digestive breakdown

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4
Q

How many is the milk teeth?

A

20

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5
Q

Adult set of teeth

A

32

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6
Q

First teeth of the baby

A

Central incisor

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7
Q

Slippery protein (mucus)

A

Mucin

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8
Q

Function of mouth

A

Break up food
Digest starch
Kill germs
Moisten food

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9
Q

Involuntary muscle contractions to mood food along

A

Peristalsis

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10
Q

Food is temporary stored up here

A

Two to four hours

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11
Q

Stomach can stretch to

A

2liters of food

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12
Q

Acidic ph number

A

1.5-2.5

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13
Q

Food is farther broken down into a thin liquid called

A

Chyme

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14
Q

Pouch structure located near the liver which concentrates the store biles

A

Gallbladder

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15
Q

A long tube that carries bile

A

Bile duct

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16
Q

Emulsifies liquids (physically breaks apart fats)

A

Bile

17
Q

An organ which secretes both digestive enzyme (exocrine) and hormones (endocrine)

A

Pancreas