the digestive system.

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GI?
 
gastrointestinal.
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visceral peritoneum?
 
a membrane that covers digestive organs.
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parietal peritoneum?
 
a membrane that lines the abdominopelvic cavity.
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mesentery?
 
a membrane that help hold the intestines in place.  
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retroperitoneal?
 
behind or not covered by the peritoneal.
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mucosa?
 
inner must layer, made of columnar cells, sevretes enzymes and hormones, absorbs nutrients.
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goblet cells?
 
secrete mucus.
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lamina propria?
 
made of loose connective tissue.
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muscularis mucosa?
 
forms folds and ridges in the mucosa.
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submucosa?
 
made of dense connective tissue.
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muscularis externa?
 
causes peristalsis, rhythmic waves of contractions.
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mesenteric plexus?
 
a layer of nerves.
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serosa?
 
made of loose connective tissue and simple sqamous cells.
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adventitia?
 
dense connective tissue.
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labial frenulum?
 
connects the lips to the gums.
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lingval frenulum?
 
connects the tongue to the bottom of the mouth.
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intrinsic tongue muscles?
 
not attached to bone and the change the shape of the tongue.
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extrinsic tongue muscles?
 
attach to bone, change the position.
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ankyloglossia?
 
abnomally short lingual frenlum, distortss speech.
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salivary glands?
 
3 types of salivary glands, parotid: located on each facial cheek, sublingual:under the tongue,...
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mumps?
 
a viral infection of the parotid glands.
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saliva composition?
 
water, mucus, salts, amyalase (an enzyme that breaks down starch), lysozyme (enzyme that inhibits...
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halitosis?
 
bad breath.
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deciduous teeth?
 
baby teeth; they are replaced by permanent teeth.
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impacted tooth?
 
remains embedded in the jaw bone.
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incisors?
 
flat and at the front.
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canines?
 
pointed and at the corners.
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molars?
 
large with several rounded tips at the back.
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gingiva?
 
the gums; connective tissue and blood vessels.
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crown?
 
the part of the tooth that is above the gum.
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root?
 
part below the gum.
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enamel?
 
a hard mineralized covering of the crown only covers the part above the gum.
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periodontal ligament?
 
connects the tooth to the jawline.
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dentin?
 
a bone like material inside teeth.
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pulp?
 
connective tissue, blood vessels, and nerves.
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caries?
 
cavities.
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plaque?
 
a thin film of sugar and bacteria that sticks to teeth.
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tartar?
 
plaque that has absorbed calcium and it is cemented to the teeth.
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deglutition?
 
swallowing.
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esophagus?
 
the tube that connects the throat to the stomach.
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hiatal hernia?
 
when part of the stomach bulges up from the diaphragm into the chest cavity.
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internal and external stomach structure?
 
see notes.
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lesser omentum?
 
a membrane that connects the lesser curvature to the liver.
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greater omentum?
 
a membrane that drapes from the greater curvature over the intestines; contains fat and lymphnodes.
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duodenum?
 
the first section of the small intestine about 10 inches long.
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jejunum?
 
the middle section of the small intestine about 8 feet long.
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ileum?
 
the third part of the small intestine about 12 feet long. it connects to the large intestine.
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plicae circulares?
 
ridges inside the small intestine.
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villi?
 
finger like extensions on the ridges.
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falciform?
 
divides the liver in half and helps hold it in place.
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liver lobule?
 
filters blood that enters the liver and it makess bile and sends it to the gallbladder.
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gallbladder?
 
stores bile and squirts it into the small intestine to help break down fats.
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acinar cells?
 
cells in the pancreas that make enzymes for digestion.
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islets of langerhans?
 
cells in the pancreas that make hormones to control blood sugar.
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cecum?
 
a pouch where the small and large intestines meet; contains the appendix.
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colon parts?
 
ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon.
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anal sphincters?
 
rings of muscle that control the flow of material out of the intestines.
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tenia coli?
 
a strip of muscle along the large intestine.
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haustra?
 
bulging segments in the large intestine.
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bacterial flora?
 
normal bacteria that live in the intestines.
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gastritis?
 
inflammation of the stomach.
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GERD?
 
gastroesophageal reflux disease- heart burn all the time.
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ascites?
 
fluid inside the stomach.
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bruxism?
 
grinding or clunching the teeth.
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enteritis?
 
inflammation of the intestine.
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cholecystitis?
 
inflammation of the gallbladder.
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ileus?
 
paralysis of the digestive tract.
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pyloric stenosis?
 
abnormal constriction of the pyloric sphincter.
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xerostomia?
 
an extreme dry mouth.

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