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| The organs of the digestive system form an irregularly shaped tube called the alimentary canal or the _________ ______. |
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| gastrointestinal tract (GI) |
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| The churning of food in the stomach is an example of the ________ breakdown of food. |
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| Waste material resulting from the digestive process is known as-- |
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| Foods undergo 3 kinds of processing in the body: _________, ________, _________ |
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| digestion, absorption, and metabolism |
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| The serosa of the digestive tube is composed of the _________ __________ in the abdominal cavity. |
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| The digestive tract extends from the ________ to the _________. |
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| The inside or hollow space within the alimentary canal is called the ________. |
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| The inside layer of the digestive tract is the _________. |
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| The connective tissue layer that lies beneath the lining of the digestive tract is the ___________. |
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| The muscularis contracts and moves food through the gastrointestinal tract by a process known as _________. |
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| The outermost covering of the digestive tube is the _______. |
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| The loops of the digestive tract are anchored to the posterior wall of the abdominal cavity by the _________. |
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| The largest of the papillae on the surface of the tongue are ________. |
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| The first baby tooth, on average, appears at age ______. |
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| The portion of the tooth that is convered with enamel is the-- |
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| The wall of the puplp cavity is surrounded by-- |
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| The permanent central incisor erupts between the ages of __-__ |
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| The third molar appears between the ages of __-__ |
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| The ducts of the _______ glands open in the floor of the mouth. |
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| The volume of the saliva secreted per day is about -- |
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| Mumps are an infenction of the _______ gland. |
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| Incisors are used during mastication to -- |
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| Another name for the third molar -- |
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| After food has been chewed, it is formed into a small rounded mass called a ________. |
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| The ________ is a tubelike structure that functions as part of the respiratory and digestive system. |
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| The pharynx connects the mouth with the ________, which serves as a passage way for movement of food. |
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| Food enters the stomach by passing through the muscular ___________ _______ at the end of the esophagus. |
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| gastroesaphageal sphincter |
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| 3 divisions of the stomach: |
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| fundus, body, and pylorus |
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| Food is held in the stomach by the _______ _______ muscle long enough for partial digestion to occur. |
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| Upper right border of the stomach |
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| Upper right border of the stomach |
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| Condition that may result in backward movement or reflux of stomach contents into the lower portion of the esophagus |
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| used to heal ulcers and prevent recurrences |
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| Sesisolid mixture of stomach contents |
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| lower left border of stomach |
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| The undion of the cystic duct and hepatic duct form-- |
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| Obstruction of the ________ ______ will lead to jaundice. |
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| The union of the cystic duct and hepatic duct form the-- |
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| Each villus in the intestine contains a lumphatic vessel or ___________ that serves to absorb lipid or fat materials from the chyme |
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| The middle thrid of the duodenum contains the _______ ________ ________. |
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| The liver is a ________ gland |
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| Fats in chyme stimulate the secretion of the hormone _________. |
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| The largest gland in the body is the ________. |
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| Most of the digestion of carbohydrates takes place in the -- |
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| Fats are broken down into -- |
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