Anatomy Basics
This muscular tube connects the mouth to the stomach.
What is the esophagus?
The part of the tooth seen above the gum.
What is the crown?
The wavelike muscular action that moves food through the digestive tract.
What is peristalsis?
The muscular sac that stores urine.
What is the bladder?
This 20-foot-long organ is where most nutrient absorption happens.
What is the small intestine?
This organ is where most chemical digestion takes place.
What is the small intestine?
A condition in which the gums become red, swollen, and bleed easily.
What is gingivitis?
This organ produces bile and removes harmful materials from the body.
What is the liver?
The tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body.
What is the urethra?
These tiny fingerlike projections increase surface area for absorption.
What are villi?
Another name for the large intestine.
What is the colon?
This sticky, bacteria-filled film constantly forms on teeth.
What is plaque?
Food mixed with gastric juice in the stomach is called this.
What is chyme?
Liquid waste from the kidneys containing water and urea.
What is urine?
This organ absorbs water and gets rid of waste.
What is the large intestine?
This organ filters waste from the blood.
What are the kidneys?
This small flap of tissue covers the opening of the windpipe when you swallow.
What is the epiglottis?
The overall process of breaking down food into nutrients your body can use.
What is digestion?
A painful mass of salts that forms in the kidney or urinary tract.
What are kidney stones?
This organ stores bile.
What is the gallbladder?
This long tube carries urine from the kidney to the bladder.
What is the ureter?
Substances that speed up chemical reactions in the body.
What are enzymes?
This mixture of hydrochloric acid and enzymes helps break down food in the stomach.
What is gastric juice?
This waste gas is removed from the body when you exhale.
What is carbon dioxide?
This condition causes ongoing inflammation of the lower intestine.
What is Crohn’s disease?