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GI Anatomy

Horizontales
Passageway for both respiratory and digestive system.
Lines the walls of the small intestine to aid in the absorption of nutrients
Where the food from the oral cavity is pushed into the stomach
Here is where the chyme is mixed with bile and other juices from the liver, pancreas and gallbladder
Glands that secrete saliva to help soften food
Here is where the food is churned and mixed with gastric juices to help digestion and turn the bolus into chyme
The act of breaking up the fat globules into smaller particles
Covers the trachea to prevent food from going into the lungs
The last part of the small intestine
The act of swallowing
Mass of food that has been chewed and is ready to swallow.
The last 4 inches of the Large intestine
Verticales
Produces enzymes that break down fat, carbs and protein and also produces insulin
Produces bile and other chemicals, and helps regulate the body's blood sugar
The wave-like muscle contractions that move the food from the esophagus to the stomach and throughout the GI system
Here is where the excess water is removed from the material left over after the digested nutrients are absorbed.
Natural arrangement of teeth
Chewing
Here is where the bile is stored until needed
The watery material left when digestion in the stomach is complete
The second part of the small intestine