Chapter 5 Digestive System Continued

extends 20 feet from the pyloric sphincter to the 1st part of the large intestine; has three parts: the duodenum, jejunum, and the ileum

only 1 foot longand receives food from the stomach as well as bile from the liver and gallbladder and pancreatic juice from the pancreas

the second part of the small intestine about 8 feet long

the third section that's about 11 feet long and attaches to the first part of the large intestine

resevoir for ingested food and an area for action by acid and pepsin

muscular grinding chamber that breaks up food and feeds it gradually into the duodenum

extends from the end of the ileum to the anus and has three components: the cecum, the colon, and the rectum

pouch on the right side that connects the ileum at the ileocecal valve (sphincter)

hangs from the cecum, no clear purpose, and can become inflamed and infected when in is clogged or blocked.

five feet long and has four named segments: ascending, descending, transverse, and sigmoid

extends from the cecum to the undersurface of the liver, where it goes left to become a transverse colon

passes horizontally to the left toward the spleen and then turns downward into the descending colon

shaped like an S and begins at the distal end of the descending colon and leads into the rectum

the lower opening of the gastrointestinal tract

stools

the expulsion or passage of stools from the body through the butt