Anatomy
The digestive system is divided into this many groups
What is 2
This is the function of fibrinogen
What is blood clotting?
This is the rhythmic wave contractions that moves food along the digestive tract
What is peristalsis?
This is what a person without adequate liver function must be watched for
What is external and internal bleeding?
This is the 2 groups of the digestive system
What is the alimentary canal and accessory organs?
This is the function of the ileocecal valve
What is to prevent backflow of matter into the small intestines?
This is where carbohydrate digestion is initiated
What is the mouth?
This is the combination of gastric juice and food
What is chyme?
This is the serous membrane that covers the surface of most of the abdominal organs and lines the abdominal cavity?
What is the peritoneum?
This is the organ that receives the bile and pancreatic juices
What is small intestines?
This is the end product of sugar that is stored in the liver
What is glycogen?
This is the function of carbohydrates in the body
What is energy?
This is where the appendix can be found
What is just off the cecum?
This is the organ that stores and concentrates bile and contracts to eject bile into the small intestines
What is the gallbladder?
This is the passageway for food from the pharynx to stomach
What is the esophagus?
This is the end products of fat
What is fatty acids and glycerol?
This is the tiny fingerlike projections in the small intestine
What is the villi?
This is the 3 chief functions of the digestive system
What is digestion, absorption, and metabolism?
This begins the breakdown of food mechanically and chemically
What is the mouth?
This is the enzyme secreted by the salivary glands that aids in the chemical digestion of carbohydrates
What is ptyalin?