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Chapter 8 The Digestive System

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Digestive SystemAlimentary canal
Oral cavitymouth, lips, palates, salivery glans, tongue, teeth, and the peridontium
Cheil/olips
Uvulahangs from the free edge of the soft palate
edentulouswithout teeth
gingivaalso known as the gums, surrounds the teeth, covers the bone of the dental arches
duodenumthe first portion of the small intestine, extends from the pylorus to the jejunum, digestive fluids from the pancreas and liver are received
JejunumThe middle portion of the intestine, extends from the duodenum to the ileum, secretes large amounts of digestive enzymes
ileumLast and longest portion of the small intestine
Small intestineExtends from the pyloric sphincter to the first part of the large intestine.
Large intestineExtends from the end of the small intestine to the anus.
CecumA pouch that lies on the right side of the abdomen,extending from the end of the llem to the beginning of the colon
Vermiform appendixcommonly called the appendix hangs from the lower portion of the cecum.
ascending colontravels upward from the cecum to the undersurface of the liver
transverse colonpsses horizontally from the right to the left toward the spleen
descending colontravels down thw left side of the abdominal cavity to the sigmoid colon
sigmoid colonan S-shape structure that contines from the descending colon above and joins with the rectum below
rectumlast division of the large intestine,ends at the anus
anusis the lower opening of the digestive tract,Waste flows through the anus,is controlled by two anal sphincter muscles
anorectalthe anus abd rectum as a single unit


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