Digestive System Terms & Definitions - Biology Study Set

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a cow with a passageway connecting stomach to outside

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a disease caused by lack of vitamin C, the body can no longer produce collagen symptoms: bleeding gums swelling, slow healing wounds, bruising

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mechanical and chemical breakdown of food; absorbtion of nutrients

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alimentary canal and accessory organs

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mucosa, submucosa, muscular , serosa

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absorption

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glands, blood vessels, nerves

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smooth muscle, push food

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lubricates surfaces

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increase surface area for absorption celiac disease cause short and blunt villi which decreases absorption

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pushes food through the canal

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begins digestion by chewing and mixing with saliva

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moves food during chewing, connects to the floor of the mouth via the frenulum

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forms roof of oral cavity, uvula at the back of mouth

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organs that protect against infection (back of mouth)

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inflammation of the tonsils symptoms: sore throat, fever

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incisors (4) and canines (1 on each side)

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Bicuspids (2 on each side) and molars (3 on each side)

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projects above the gums

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anchored t the alveolar process of the jaw

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made of calcium salts, hardest substance in body (outer surface)

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similar to bone, surrounds tooth's central cavity

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inside the tooth, contains blood vessels and nerves

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cleaning the canal within root; repair and save tooth

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molars that come in during young adulthood, mouth too small, causes shifting of other teeth

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enzyme breaks down starch to sugar

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salivary gland, largest

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Smaller salivary gland located under the jaw

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salivary gland under the tongue

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nasopharynx (nose), oropharynx (mouth), laryngopharynx ( throat)

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where it penetrates the diaphragm

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entrance to the stomach

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prevents stomach from digesting itself

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digestive enzyme for breaking down food

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paste of food molecules released the duodenum

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folds within the stomach, increases surface area

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