Digestive System-Rushing

the breaking down of food into smaller fragments

the passage of digested materialf from the walls of the alimentary canal into the blood or lymph

the digestive tract from mouth to anus

oral cavity; where digestion begins

the organs of mastications, designed to cut, tear, and grind ingested food so it can be mixed with saliva and swallowed

solid mass of skeletal, covered by a mucous membrane, helps keep food between teeth when chewing while mixing with saliva

a fluid produced by exocrine glands, contains salivary amylase

ball of food that is swallowed from the mouth to the pharynx

a short muscular tube where the food goes when it leaves the mouth

a muscular tube that connects the pharynx to the stomach

wave like muscle contractions of the alimentary canal that serves as the major means of propulsion of food throughout the digestive tract

a ring of muscle tissue hwere the esophagus connects to the cell

a bag-like organ that holds and digests for 3-4 hours

juices produced by gastric gland that helps break down food

a creamy paste that food turns into when its leaving the stomach

a tube that the chyme squirts through into the duodenum

largest gland in the body and is under the diaphragm; holds amino acids until needed

a pear shaped muscular organ that stores bile until needed and is where most water is absorbed

liquid secreted by the liver and is stored in teh gallbladder until its needed

pink narrow gland that is next to the duodenum and helps complete digestion

muscular tube where digestion is complete, and virtually all absorption takes place

located under the stomact where proteins and lipids are digested; first 10-12 incehes of small intestines

long tube between the duodenum and ileum where chemical digestion and absorption take place; 6-8 ft long second part

where digestion and absorption slow down; 9-12 ft long final part

fingerlike projections that line small intesine that greatly increase surface area for absorption

shorter that small intestine; 5-6 ft long and has 3 parts

small finger size tube, has no function of digestive process may serve as a bacteria breeding ground

1st part of large intestine

last 6-8 inches of large intestines

opening to the exterior of body, where feces exit

solid waste

Bacteria that live in large intestines, help break down fats that aren't broken down by enzymes.

What are the 5 major parts of the large intestine?

What are the 4 sections of the colon?

What is the function of mucus in the stomach?

What is the function of the digestive enzymes within the digestive system?