Digestive Vocab

Question 1

Amylase

Answer 1

enzyme contained in saliva that breaks down starch

Question 2

appendix

Answer 2

tubular organ attached to the lower end of the cecum; serves as a source for immune cells

Question 3

Bile

Answer 3

yellow green fluid secreted by the liver that aids in digestion

Question 4

Cecum

Answer 4

blind pouch that serves as the beginning of the LI

Question 5

Chief cells

Answer 5

cells in the gastric mucosa that secrete digestive enzymes

Question 6

Cyme

Answer 6

semi-fluid mixture consisting of particles of food mixed with digestive juices

Question 7

Duodenum

Answer 7

first 10 inches of small intestine; the portion of intestine that performs most digestive process

Question 8

Enteric Nervous System

Answer 8

Network of nerves innervating the digestive system

Question 9

Enteroendocrine cells

Answer 9

cells in the gastric mucosa that secrete the hormone ghrelin

Question 10

Esophagus

Answer 10

muscular tube connecting the pharynx to the stomach

Question 11

Gallbladder

Answer 11

sac attached to the liver that stores and concentrates bile

Question 12

Gastric Pits

Answer 12

Depressions within the gastric mucosa containing glands that secrete components of gastric juice

Question 13

Gingiva

Answer 13

tissue surrounding the necks of teeth; gums

Question 14

Hard palate

Answer 14

bony structure that separates the mouth from the nasal cavity

Question 15

Haustra

Answer 15

pouches along the length of the LI

Question 16

ileum

Answer 16

the third and last portion of the SI

Question 17

jejunum

Answer 17

second portion of the SI location where many nutrients are absorbed

Question 18

lacteal

Answer 18

lymph vessel found inside the villi of the SI

Question 19

Lipase

Answer 19

enzyme that digests fat

Question 20

mastication

Answer 20

process of chewing, begins the digestion of food

Question 21

mesentery

Answer 21

sheet of connective tissue that suspends the digestive organs within the ab cavity

Question 22

parotid cland

Answer 22

salivary gland located just underneath the skin anterior to the ear

Question 23

peristalsis

Answer 23

wave like muscular contractions that propel food along the digestive tract

Question 24

proteases

Answer 24

enzymes working in the ST and SI to break peptide bonds

Question 25

rugae

Answer 25

folds of mucosa and submucosa in the stomach

Question 26

salivary glands

Answer 26

glands in the oral cavity that secrete saliva

Question 27

segmentation

Answer 27

type of contraction in the SI that involves ring like constrictions

Question 28

soft palate

Answer 28

structure consisting mostly of skeletal muscle that forms an arch between mouth and nasopharynx