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| passage of materials through the walls of the small intestine into the bloodstream |
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| building blocks of proteins, produced when proteins are digested |
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| enzyme secreted by the pancreas to digest starch |
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| opeining of the digestive tract to the outside of the body |
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blind pouch hanging from the cedum
RLQ |
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digestive juice made in the liver and stored in the gallbladder
breaks up large fat globules |
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| pigment released by the liver in bile |
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pointed toothe next to the incisors
"dog tooth" |
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| first part of the large intestine |
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| large intestine; consisting of cecum, ascending/transverse/descending segments and the rectum |
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| carries bile from the liver and gallbladder to the duodenum |
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| elimination of feces from the digestive tract through the rectum |
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| major tissue composing teeth; covered by the enamel in the crown and a protective layer of cementum in the root |
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| breakdown of complex foods to simpler forms |
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| first part of the small intestine |
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| act of removal of materials from the body |
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| physical process of breaking up large fat globules into smaller globules thereby increasing the surface area that enzymes can use to digest the fat |
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| hard outermost layer of a tooth |
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a chemical that speeds up a reaction between substances
digestive enzymes break down complex foods to simpler substances |
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| tube connecting the throat to the stomach |
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| substances produced when fats are digested |
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| small sac under the liver; stores bile |
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| starch; glucose is stored in the form of glycogen in liver cells |
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| substance produced by the stomach; necessary for the digestion of food |
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| third part of the small intestine |
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| one of the four front teeth in the dental arch |
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| second part of the small intestine |
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hormone produced by the endocrine cells of the pancreas
transports sugar from the blood into cells and stimulates glycogen formation by the liver |
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| pancreatic enzyme necessary to digest fats |
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large organ located in RUQ of abdomen
secrets bile, stoers sugar, iron, and vitamins
produces blood proteins
destroys worn-out red blood cells |
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| lower esophageal sphincter (LES) |
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| ring of muscles between the esophagus and stomach |
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| the 6th 7th and 8th teeth from the middle on either side of the dental arch |
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organ under the stomach
produces insulin and enzymes |
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| small elevations on the tongue |
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| salivary gland iwthin the cheek just anterior to the ear |
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| rhythmic contractions of the tubes of the GI tract and other tubular structures |
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| throat, common passageway for food from the mouth and for air form the nose |
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| large vein bringing blood to the liver from the intestines |
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| enzyme that digests protein |
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| soft tissue within a tooth containing nerves and blood vessels |
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| ring of muscle at the end of the stomach near the duodenum |
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distaol region of the stomach
opening to the duodenum |
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last section of the large intestine
connecting the end of the colon and the anus |
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| ridges on the hard palate and the wall of the stomach |
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| digestive juice produced by salivary glands |
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| parotid, sublingual, and submandibular glands |
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4th and last S-shaped segment of the colon just before the rectum
empties into the rectum |
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| circular ring of muscle that constricts a passage or closes a natural opening |
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| muscular organ that receives food from the esophagus |
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| large fat molecules composed of three parts fatty acid and one part glycerol |
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| soft tissue hanging from the middle of the soft palate |
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| microscopic projections in the wall of the small intestine that absorb nutrients into the bloodstream |
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