Matching Columns Flashcards
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structure that suspends the small intestine from the posterior body wall
Mesentery
fingerlike extensions of the intestinal mucosa that increase the surface area
Villi
Large collections of lymphatic tissue found in the submucosa of the small intestine
peyer’s patches
deep folds of the mucosa and submucosa that extend completely or partially around the circumference of the small intestine
Circular folds
mobile organ that initiates swallowing
tongue
common passage for food and air
pharynx
Food passageway, has no digestive or absorpative role
esophaugs
folds of the stomach mucosa
Rugae
haustra
sacklike outpocketings of the large intestine
projections of the plasma membrane of a cell that increase the cell’s surface area
microvilli
Vacuole at the junction of the small and large intestine
ileocecal valve
Primary region of nutrition absorption
Small intestine
Membrane securing the tongue to the floor of the mouth
Frenulum
Absorbs water and forms feces
Large intestine
Area between the teeth and lips/cheeks
Oral vestible
Warm like sack that out pockets from the cecum
Appendix
Indicates protein digestion
Stomach
Structure attaches to the lesser curvature of the stomach
Lesser omentum
Covers most of the abdominal organs like an apron
Greater omentum
Valve controlling food movement from the stomach to the duodenum
Pyloric sphincter
Posterosuperior boundary of the oral cavity
Soft plate
region containing two sphincters through which feces are expelled through the body
Anus
Bone -supported anterosuperior boundary of the oral cavity
Hard plate
Visible portion of the tooth
Crown
