Stomach

Question 1

stomach

Answer 1

sac-like organ that chemically mixes and prepares food received fromt he esophagus

Question 2

cardiac sphincter

Answer 2

opening from the esophagus to the stomach

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pyloric sphincter

Answer 3

opening of the stomach into the duodenum

Question 4

small intestine

Answer 4

tubular structure that digests food received from teh stomach

Question 5

duodenum

Answer 5

first portion of the small intestine

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jejunum

Answer 6

second portion of the the small intestine

Question 7

ileum

Answer 7

third potion of the small intestine

Question 8

large intestine

Answer 8

larger tubular structure that reveives the liquid waste products of digestion, reabsorbs water and minerals, and forms and stores feces for defecation

Question 9

cecum

Answer 9

first part of the large intestine

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veriform appendix

Answer 10

worm-like projection of lymphatic tissue hanging off the cecum with no digestive function–may serve to resist infection (veri-worm)

Question 11

colon

Answer 11

portions of the large intestine extedning from the cecum to the rectum; identified by direction or shape

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ascending colon

Answer 12

portion that extends upward from the cecum

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transverse colon

Answer 13

portion that extends across from the ascending colon

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descending colon

Answer 14

portion that extends from the transverse colon

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sigmoid colon

Answer 15

portion (resembling an s) that terminates at the rectum

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rectum

Answer 16

distal (end) portion of the large intestine

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rectal ampulla

Answer 17

dilated portion of the rectum just above the anal canal

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anus

Answer 18

opening of rhe rectum to the outside of the body

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feces

Answer 19

refuse; solid waste formed in the large intestine

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defecation

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evacuation of feces formt he recutm

Question 21

peritoneum

Answer 21

membrane surrounding the entire abdominal cavity consisting of the parietal layer (lining the abdominal wall) and visceral layer (covering each organ in the abdomen)

Question 22

peritoneal cavity

Answer 22

space between the parietal and visceral peritoneum

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omentum

Answer 23

a covering; an extension of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and connecting it with other abdominal organs

Question 24

liver

Answer 24

organ in the upper right quadrant that produces bile, which is secreted into the duodenum during digestion

Question 25

gallbladder

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receptable that stores and concentrates the bile produced in the liver

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pancreas

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gland that secretes pancreatic juice into the duodenum, where it mixes with bile to digest food

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biliary ducts

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ducts that convey bile, including hepatic, cystic, and common bile ducts

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hypochondriac regions

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upper lateral regions beneath the ribs

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epigastric region

Answer 29

upper middle region below the sternum

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lumbar region

Answer 30

middle lateral regions

Question 31

umbilical region

Answer 31

region of the navel

Question 32

inguinal regions

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lower lateral groin regions

Question 33

hypogastric region

Answer 33

region below the navel

Question 34

anorexia

Answer 34

loss of appetite (orexia = appetite)

Question 35

aphagia

Answer 35

inability to swallow

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ascites

Answer 36

accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity (ascos = bag)

Question 37

buccal

Answer 37

in the cheek