Digestive System Flashcards

(29 cards)

1
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A continuous tube starting form mouth to anus

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Alimentary Canal

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2
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break down food through bite,cut,tear,grind

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Teeth

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3
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muscular organ in the mouth

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Tongue

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4
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serves as a pass way for air and food/water

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Pharynx

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5
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an open/close flap

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Epiglottis

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6
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voice box

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Larynx

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7
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windpipe

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Thrachea

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8
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tube leading from the mouth to the stomach

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Esophagus

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9
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food storage place where food is mixed with gastric juice

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Stomach

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10
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opening and closing of the tube in the stomach area and anus opening

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Sphincter

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11
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maintain blood sugar level

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Pancreas

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12
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organ that produces bile juice to help in digestion

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Liver

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13
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a juice produced by the liver

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Bile

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14
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a storage place for bile juice

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Gallbladder

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15
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22 feet long small tube leading from the stomach

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Small intestine

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16
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finger-like protrusion in the small intestine that helps absorb nutrients from the food

17
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first section of the small intestine

18
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middle section of the small intestine

19
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last section of the small intestine

19
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5 feet long. Another name for large intestine

20
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A rhythmic contraction of the tubes from esophagus to the anus

21
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first colon pouch to receive undigested food

22
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bacteria storage pouch

23
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absorbing remaining water

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Ascending colon

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feces hang to dry
Traverse colon
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feces delivering highway
Descending colon
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The last section of the large intestine
Rectum
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indigestible waste
Feces
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the last opening of the alimentary canal
Anus