SPHINCTERS
This sphincter can be found between the esophagus & the stomach.
What is the gastroesophageal sphincter?
This is another name for the throat.
What is the pharynx?
We have (4) of these type of teeth on the top & the bottom.
What are the incisors?
These are the body's water-control and blood-cleaning organs.
What are the kidneys?
This is the thick liquid formed after your stomach mixes & processes your food.
What is chyme?
This is the definition of a sphincter.
What is a special circular muscle that acts like a door that opens & closes by contracting & relaxing?
This is the first part of the small intestine.
What is the duodenum?
Another name for the cuspid teeth
What are the canine teeth?
This is the pouch which holds the urine.
What is the bladder?
This is a ball of chewed food formed with the help of the tongue during mechanical digestion.
What is bolus?
The sphincter located between the stomach and the small intestine.
What is the pyloric sphincter?
This is another name for the gastrointestinal tract (G.I. Tract).
What is the alimentary canal?
These are the teeth right before the molars
What are the bicuspids or premolars?
These are the tubes which take the urine from the kidneys to the bladder.
What are the ureters?
This is the name of the enzyme found in saliva that helps to break down complex carbohydrates/starches.
What is amylase?
This sphincter is the meeting point between the small and large intestines.
What is the ileocecal sphincter?
This is the part of the gastrointestinal tract where mechanical digestion starts.
What is the mouth?
This is the top layer of the tooth & is stronger than compact bone.
What is the enamel?
What popular food are the kidneys shaped like?
What are beans?
This important digestive chemical is made by the liver and stored in the gall bladder.
What is bile?
When you break down the name "ileocecal" sphincter, you get these 2 intestinal parts.
What is ileum (last part of the SMALL intestine) & cecum (first part of the LARGE intestine)?
This is the name given to the middle part of the small intestine.
What is the jejunum?
This is the second layer of the tooth.
What is dentin?
What the kidneys are responsible for doing
What is removing excess salts, water, & other substances from the blood to put them in the urine?
This organ hides the good bacteria from the bad bacteria and is not part of the G.I. Tract, but is part of the digestive system.
What is the appendix?