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oral cavity
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mouth
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cheeks
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the walls of the oval shaped cavity
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lips
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surrounds the opening of the cavity
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hard palate
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anterior portion of the roof of the mouth
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soft palate
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posterior portion of the mouth
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uvula
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small, soft tissue projection that hangs from the soft palate
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rugae
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irregular ridges in the mucous membrane covering the anterior portion of the hard palate
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tongue
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moves food around
- extends across the floor of the oral cavity
- muscles attach it to the lower jawbone
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mastication
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chewing
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deglutition
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swallowing
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papillae
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small raised areas on the tongue
- contains tastebuds
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tonsils
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masses of lymphatic tissue located in the depressions of the mucous membranes
- lie on both sides of oropharynx
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gums
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fleshy tissue surround the sockets of teeth
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teeth
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crown
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shows above the gum line
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root
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lies within the bony tooth socket
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enamel
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protects the tooth
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primary material found in teeth
- covered by enamel in the crown
- covered by cementum in the root
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cementum
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covers, protects, and supports dentin in the root
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periodontal membrane
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surrounds the cementum and holds the tooth in place in the tooth socket
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pulp
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soft and delicate tissue fills the center of the tooth
- under the dentin
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root canal
pulp canal
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contains blood vessels, nerve endings, connective tissue, and lymphatic vessels
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root canal therapy
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when a disease or abscess occurs in the pulp canal
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salivary glands
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exocrine glands that produce saliva
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saliva
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lubricates the mouth
- has digestive enzymes and healing growth factors
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enzymes
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parotid gland
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submandibular gland
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below mandible
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sublingual gland
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below tongue
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pharynx
throat
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muscular tube line with mucus membrane
- 5 inches long
- for air to the trachea
- for food to the esophagus
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esophagus
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9-10 inch fibromuscular tube from pharynx (throat) to stomach
- where food travels to
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epiglottis
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flap tissue that covers the trachea so that food cannot enter and become lodged there
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peristalsis
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involuntary, progressive, rhythmic contraction of muscles in the wall of the esophagus
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bolus
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mass of food
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stomach parts
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fundus
body
antrum
sphincters
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fundus
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upper section of the stomach
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body
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middle section of the stomach
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antrum
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lower portion of the stomach
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sphincter
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rings of muscle that control the openings into and out of the stomach
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lower esophageal sphincter (LES)
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relaxes and contracts to move food from esophagus into the stomach
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pyloric sphincter
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allows food to leave the stomach into the small intestine
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pepsin
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enzyme to begin digesting proteins
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hydrochloric acid
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digest protein and kills any bacteria remaining in food
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small intestine
small bowel
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from pyloric sphincter to large intestines
- 20 feet long
3 part DJI
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duodenum
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- receives food from stomach
- bile from liver and gallbladder
- pancreatic juices from pancreas
1 foot long
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bile
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digestive juice made in the liver and stored in the gallbladder
- breaks up large fat globules
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liver
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gallbladder
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pancreas
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jejunum
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2nd part of the small intestine
- 8 feet long
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iluem
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11 feet long
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villi
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microscopic projections that line the walls of the small intestines
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large intestine
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ilieum to the anus
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cecum
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first part of the large intestine
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appendix
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blind pouch hanging the cecum
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colon
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portion of the large intestine consisting of:
- ascending
- transverse
- descending
- sigmoid
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ascending colon
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from cecum to undersuface of the liver (hepatic flexure)
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transverse colon
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passes horizontally towards the spleen
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descending colon
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near the splenic flexure and downward
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sigmoid colon
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s-shaped
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rectum
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rectum terminates into in the lower opening the gastrointestinal tract =
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anus
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terminal end or opening of the digestive tract to outside the body
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feces
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stools (solid)
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defecation
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elimination of feces from the digestive tract through the anus
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liver
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makes bile
stores sugar, iron, and vitamins
produces blood proteins
filters out toxins
destroys worn out RBC
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bile
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contains cholest
- orange-black, sometimes green fluid
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bilirubin
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pigment released by liver in bile
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jaundice
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yellow discoloration of skin, whites of eyes, and mucous membranes
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hepatic duct
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cystic duct
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gallbladder
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pear shaped sac under the liver that stores bile
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common bile duct
choledochus
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carries bile from the liver and gallbladder to the duodenum
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pancreas
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secretes pancreatic juices into the pancreatic ducts
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pancreatic duct
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joins the common bile duct as it eneters duodenum
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duodenum
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first part of small intestine
- duo- 2, den-10
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emulsification
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where bile breaks apart large fate globules, creating more surface area so that enzymes from the pancreas can digest fats
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glucose
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sugar
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glycogen
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starch
- stored in the liver
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glycogenolysis
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liver converts glycogen back to glucose
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gluconeagensis
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liver converts proteins and fats into glucose
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portal vein
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brings blood to the liver from the intestines
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exocrine
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endocrine
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amylase
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secreted by the pancreas and salivary glands to digest starch
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lipase
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digests fat
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protease
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digest proteins
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insulin
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- needed to help release sugar from blood
- acts as carrier to bring glucose into cells to be used as energy
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absoprtion
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passage of materials through walls of the small intestine into the bloodstream
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amino acids
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small building blocks of proteins
- released when protein are digested
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bowel
A
intestines
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canine teeth
cuspids
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pointed, dog-like teeth
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enamel
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hard, outermost layer of the tooth
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enzyme
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chemical that speeds up a reaction between substances
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fatty acids
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substances produced when fats are digested
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hydrochloric acid
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substance produced in the stomach
- aids in digestion
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incisor
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any one of the four front teeth in the dental arch
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molar tooth
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3 large, flat teeth at the back of the mouth on each side
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triglycerides
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fat molecules composed of three fatty acids
