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A&P 3.13 Digestion

Horizontales
Alimentary canal
A projection hanging from the soft palate that moves upward during swallowing to prevent food from going up into the nose
The part of the throat that serves as a passageway for food, drink and air
The gallbladder stores and concentrates this for fat digestion
Layer of the GI tract composed of smooth muscle and helps with motility
Superior opening of the stomach
The ability of the GI tract to mix and move material along its length
The study of the Alimentary canal
The stomach portion superior and to the left of the cardia that stores gas from digestion
Chewing
Where chemical breakdown of proteins and fats takes place
The breakdown of food into particles small enough to be used by the cells
Layer of the GI tract composed of areolar connective tissue that binds the inner layer to the muscular layer above it; part of the enteric nervous system
2nd largest organ of the body; provides detoxification, bile production, metabolizes proteins, carbohydrates and fats, blood regulation and chemical regulation
Verticales
Beginning of small intestine
Which wrist extensor inserts on the middle and distal phalanges of digits 2-5
Finger projections that line the walls of the GI tract to increase the surface area and absorb nutrients
The structures of the GI tract that aid in the chemical breakdown of food
The twisted, coiled tube off the cecum of highly concentrated lymphatic tissue for immunity, hormones and digestion
Epithelium in direct contact with the contents of the GI tract; the inner lining, a mucous membrane
The system known as the "brain" of the gut
Intake of fluids by skin cells or mucus membranes; the digestive food from the GI tract entering the blood
Which intestine is the duodenum jejunum and ileum
Wavelike ripple of muscle layer in GI tract; controlled by autonomic nervous system (ANS)
Swallowing
The narrow most inferior portion of the stomach
The tube going from the pharynx to the stomach
Which intestine is the cecum, colon, rectum and anal canal
Dentes; an accessory organs located in the maxillae and mandible that begin the process of mechanical digestion by breaking down food
A soft, flexible, easily swallowed mass; lump