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| Passage of materials through the walls of the small intestine into the bloodstream. |
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| Building blocks of proteins, produced when proteins are digested. |
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| Enzyme secreted by the pancreas to digest starch. |
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| Opening of the digestive tract to the outside of the body. |
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| Blind pouch hanging from the cecum (in the RLQ). It literally means hanging. |
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| Digestive juice made in the liver and stored in the gallbladder. It breaks up (emulsifies) large fat globules. |
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| Pigment released by the liver in bile. |
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| Pointed, "dog-tooth"-like teeth, next to (distal to) the incisors. Also called cuspids or eyeteeth. |
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| First part of the large intestine. |
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| Large intestine, consisting of the cecum; the ascending, transverse, and descending segments of the colon; and the rectum. |
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| Carries bile from the liver and gallbladder to the duodenum. Also called the choledochus. |
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| Elimination of feces from the digestive tract through the rectum. |
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| Major tissue composing teeth, covered by the enamel in the crown and a protective layer of cementum in the root. |
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| Breakdown of complex foods to simpler forms. |
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| First part of the small intestine; 12 inches long. |
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| Act of removal of materials from the body; in the digestive system, the removal of indigestible materials. |
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| Physical process of breaking up large fat globules into smaller globules, thereby increasing the surface area that enzymes can use to digest the fat. |
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| Hard, outermost layer of a tooth. |
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| A chemical that speeds up a reaction between substances; break down complex foods into simpler ones; names end in -ase. |
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| Tube connecting the throat to the stomach. |
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| Substances produced when fats are digested. |
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| Small sac under the liver; stores bile. |
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| Starch; glucose is stored in this form in liver cells. |
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| Substance produced by the stomach; necessary for digestion of food. |
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| Third part of the small intestine. |
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| One of four front teeth in the dental arch. |
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| Hormone produced by the endocrine cells of the pancreas. It transports sugar from the blood into cells and stimulates glycogen formation by the liver. |
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| Second part of the small intestine. |
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| Pancreatic enzyme necessary to digest fats. |
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| A large organ located in the RUQ of the abdomen. Secretes bile; stores sugar, iron, and vitamins; produces blood proteins; and destroys worn-out red blood cells; weighs about 2.5-3 pounds. |
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| lower esophageal sphincter (LES) |
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| Ring of muscles between the esophagus and the stomach. AKA cardiac sphincter. |
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