Anatomy of Digestive System Flashcards


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Mesentery

Structure that suspends the small intestine from the posterior body wall

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Villi

Fingerlike extensions of the intestinal mucosa that increase the surface area for absorption

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Peyer's Patches

Large collections of lymphoid tissue found in the submucosa of the small intestine

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Circular folds

Deep folds of the mucosa and submucosa of the small intestine

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Tongue

Mobile organ that manipulates food in the mouth and initiates swallowing

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Pharynx

Conduit for both food and air

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Esophagus

"gullet"; no digestive/absorptive function

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Rugae

Folds of gastric mucosa

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Haustra

Pocketlike sacs of the large intestine

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Microvilli

Projections of the plasma membrane of a mucosal epithelial cell

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Ileocecal Valve

valve at the junction of the small and large intestine

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Small Intestine

Primary region of food and water absorption

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Frenulum

Membrane securing the tongue to the floor of the mouth

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Large Intestine

Absorbs water and forms feces

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Oral Vestibule

Area between the teeth and lips/cheeks

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Appendix

Wormlike sac that out pockets from the cecum

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Stomach

Initiates protein digestion

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Lesser Omentum

Structure attached to lesser curvature of stomach

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Pyloric Valve

Valve controlling food movement from the stomach into the duodenum

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Soft palate

Posterosuperior boundary of oral cavity

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Anus

Region containing two sphincters through which feces are expelled from the body

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Hard Palate

bone-supported anterosuperior boundary of the oral cavity