MT-Digestive System 1

Intestine

Swallowing

First part of the large intestine

Portion of lg intestine consisting of the ascending, transverse, descending & sigmoid segments

Elimination of feces from the digestive tract through the anus

Enzyme secreted by the pancreas and salivary glands to digest starch

Digestive juice made in the liver & stored in the gallbladder; it breaks up lg fat globules

Breakdown of complex foods to simpler forms.

Blind pouch hanging from the cecum (in rt. lower quadrant).

Pointed, dog-like teeth next to the incisors

Passage of materials through the walls of the sm intestine into the bloodstream

Terminal end or opening of the digestive tract to the outside of the body

Physical process of breaking up large fat globules into smaller globules

First part of the small intestine

Carries bile from the liver & gallbladder to the duodenum.

Act of removal of materials from the body

Pigment released by the liver in bile

Primary material found in teeth.

Sm building blocks of proteins, released when proteins are digested.