Digestive terms by Brismar Velazquez Alvarado

1.alimentary canal

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a long muscular tube that begins at the moth and includes the mouth, intestines', stomach etc.

2. anus

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opens at a hole

3. colon

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the part of the large intestine that extends from the cecum to the rectum

4. digestive system

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responsible for the physical and chemical breakdown of food so that it can be taken into the bloodstream and used by body cells and tissues

5. duodenum

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is the first 9'10 inches of the small intestine

6. esophagus

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muscular tube dorsal to the trachea

7. gall bladder

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small, muscular sac located under the liver attached to it by connective tissue

8. hard palate

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bony structure that forms the roof of the mouth and separates the mouth from the nasal cavities

9.ileum

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the final 12 feet of the small intestine and it connects with the large intestine at the cecum

10. jejunum

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8 feet length and forms the middle section of the small intestine

11. large intestine

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is the final section of the alimentary canal

12. liver

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largest gland in the body and is an accessory organ to the digestive system

13. mouth

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receives food as it enter the body

14. pancreas

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glandular organ located behind the stomach which produces pancreatic uices

15. peristalsis

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move the food in a forward direction

16. pharynx

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a tube that carries both air and food

17. rectum

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storage area for the indigestible and wastes

18. salivary glands

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produced a liquid called saliva

19. small intestine

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is a coiled section of the alimentary canal

20. soft palate

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separates the mouth from the nasopharynx

21. stomach

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enlarged part of the alimentary canal

22. teeth

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physically breakdown food by chewing and grinding

23. tongue

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a muscular organ that contains special receptors called taste buds

24. vermiform appendix

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small projection

25. villi

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tiny finger like projections made up of cells that line the entire length