Med Terms: Gastroenterology - Anatomy & Physiology

What is the portion of the stomach that extends superior to the esophogus entry level?

What does papillae on the tongue surface provide?

What is the first part of the small intestine

The stomach is...

Where are your taste buds located?

Microscopic projections of the mucosa within the small intestines that increase surface area.

What comes after the small intestine?

What must be present to activate your taste buds?

The large intestine is ___meters long.

Process of swallowing food.

What are the sides of the tongue called?

The primary functions of the small intestine are...

CN XII - Function: Tongue movement

Tiny finger like projections in the small intestine.

What does the small intestine do ?

3 parts of the stomach

Smooth muscle contractions that push food throughout the digestive system.

Hard and soft tissues that form the roof of the mouth.

What is the purpose of the cardiac sphincter?

What is the purpose of the pyloric sphincter?

What is the purpose of the small intestine?

Fleshy hanging part of the soft palate; has a role in speech and during swallowing.

Thick sheet of connective tissue that supports the small intestine.

Which of the following best describes the trachea and the esophogus

Digestive enzyme from the villi of the small intestine; breaks down milk sugar.

Process by which undigested food material is removed from the body.

The large intestine absorb water.

What is the approximate length of the small intestine.

Passageway that connects the pharynx to the stomach.

What muscle is mostly the body of the tongue?

What does the large intestine absorb?

Area of the stomach where the esophagus connects to the stomach.

Gas produced by bacteria in the large intestine.

General class of proteins that speed up chemical reactions; used in the digestive process.

The parts of the stomach include what?

What are the names of the segments of the small intestine in order?

Which Nerve controls the tongue movements?

The large intestine has little or no digestive function.

Digestive enzyme found in the stomach that breaks down proteins found in foods.

How does food move through the esophogus?

Deep folds in the gastric mucosa that expand to digest food.

The root of the tongue is anchored to the hyoid bone

The large intestine also stores?

Acid (HCI) in the stomach...

This is the root word for stomach:

Digestive enzyme secreted by the pancreas; digests fat globules.

What is your tongue mainly used to do?

Open space inside a structure such as the esophagus, small intestine, or large intestine.

Area of the stomach where the stomach connects to the duodenum.

Glandular organ that secretes digestive enzymes to the small intestine.

Digestive enzyme in saliva that breaks down large carbohydrates.

External opening of the rectum.

3 parts of small intestine

describes the ileum of the small intestine?

Hormone produced by the stomach; stimulates the release of HCl and pepsinogen.

Fluid produced in the liver that is sent to the gall bladder to digest fats.

The diameter of the large intestine is greater than the diameter of the small intestine.

First part of the small intestine; bile comes in from the gall bladder.