front 1 Mesentery | back 1 Structure that suspends the small intestine from the posterior body wall |
front 2 Villi | back 2 Fingerlike extensions of the intestinal mucosa that increase the surface area for absorption |
front 3 Peyer's Patches | back 3 Large collections of lymphoid tissue found in the submucosa of the small intestine |
front 4 Circular folds | back 4 Deep folds of the mucosa and submucosa of the small intestine |
front 5 Tongue | back 5 Mobile organ that manipulates food in the mouth and initiates swallowing |
front 6 Pharynx | back 6 Conduit for both food and air |
front 7 Esophagus | back 7 "gullet"; no digestive/absorptive function |
front 8 Rugae | back 8 Folds of gastric mucosa |
front 9 Haustra | back 9 Pocketlike sacs of the large intestine |
front 10 Microvilli | back 10 Projections of the plasma membrane of a mucosal epithelial cell |
front 11 Ileocecal Valve | back 11 valve at the junction of the small and large intestine |
front 12 Small Intestine | back 12 Primary region of food and water absorption |
front 13 Frenulum | back 13 Membrane securing the tongue to the floor of the mouth |
front 14 Large Intestine | back 14 Absorbs water and forms feces |
front 15 Oral Vestibule | back 15 Area between the teeth and lips/cheeks |
front 16 Appendix | back 16 Wormlike sac that out pockets from the cecum |
front 17 Stomach | back 17 Initiates protein digestion |
front 18 Lesser Omentum | back 18 Structure attached to lesser curvature of stomach |
front 19 Pyloric Valve | back 19 Valve controlling food movement from the stomach into the duodenum |
front 20 Soft palate | back 20 Posterosuperior boundary of oral cavity |
front 21 Anus | back 21 Region containing two sphincters through which feces are expelled from the body |
front 22 Hard Palate | back 22 bone-supported anterosuperior boundary of the oral cavity |