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Vocabulary
definitions
Functions
Location
Miscellaneous
100
What is absorption?
the passage of the digestive tract into the cardiovascular system.
100
What is the stomach?
sack-like organ with strong muscular walls
100
What is main function of small intestine?
to aid in digestion.
100
Where does the gallbladder sit?
underneath the liver
100
What shape is the gallbladder?
Pear-Shaped resevoir
200
What is elimination?
the expulsion of undigested food or body wastes.
200
What is the small intestine?
a long tube loosely coiled in abdomen
200
What is the function of the Gall Bladder?
to store bile
200
Where is the uvula found?
At the back of the mouth
200
What is another name for the large intestine?
colon
300
What is stool?
waste left over from the digestive process
300
What is the pancreas?
an oblong flattened gland located deep in the abdomen.
300
What is the function of the Pharynx?
transfers food to esophagus
300
Where is the liver located?
located on the right side of the abdomen just under the ribs.
300
What organ is the beginning or start of the Digestive System?
The mouth
400
What is Peristalsis?
a series of involuntary contractions that move food through the digestive tract.
400
What drains bile from the liver?
hepatic duct
400
What is the function of the Appendix?
acts as a safe house for good bacteria
400
Where is the pancreas found?
gland located deep in the abdomen.
400
What are the names of the 4 parts the Large Intestine is made of?
ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, and the sigmoid colon
500
What is mastication?
the process of chewing
500
What is the appendix
A tube-shaped sac attached to and opening into the lower end of the large intestine
500
What are the 2 main functions within the liver?
to make and secrete bile; to cleanse and purify blood coming from small intestine containing nutrients already absorbed
500
Where is the appendix located?
attached to and opening into the lower end of the large intestine; on the left, next to the large intestine
500
What is bile and where is it made?
compound that aids in digestion of fat and eliminates waste products in blood;Liver