Parts of Digestive System
responsible for dehydration and compaction of indigestible materials
Large Intestine
Waves of muscular contractions that propel the contents of the digestive tract
peristalsis
The basic functional units of the liver
Lobules
Main secretion of Parietal cells
HCl
Main function of the large intestine
reabsorption of water
The middle segment of the small intestine
Jejunum
The movement of nutrients from the digestive tract lumen across the epithelium is called
Absorption
Blockage of the common hepatic duct would interfere with digestion of
Fats
mechanical and chemical breakdown of food
Digestion
expansible pouches of the colon
Haustra
salivary gland produces a serous secretion containing large amounts of salivary amylase?
Parotid
The technical term for chewing
Mastication
The exocrine portion of the pancreas is composed of _________ cells
Acini/Acinar
The prominent ridges in the lining of the empty stomach
Rugae
longitudinal bands of smooth muscle in the colon wall
Teniae Coli
accessory organ of the digestive system does not produce any enzymes or digestive secretions?
Teeth
Hormones are released from the mucosa layer by these cells
Enteroendocrine
A structure that helps prevent food from entering the pharynx prematurely
Epiglottis
The three layers of muscle in the muscularis externa of the stomach
Oblique, Circular, Longitudinal
A small, wormlike structure attached to the posteromedial surface of the cecum
Appendix
transports materials unable to enter blood capillaries
Lacteal
An intestinal hormone that stimulates the release of insulin from the pancreatic islet cells
GIP
In response to the hormone secretin, the pancreas secretes
HCO3-
In response to the arrival of acidic chyme in the duodenum, this hormone is released
Secretin
Powerful peristaltic contractions that occur a few times each day in the colon
Mass Movements