visceral - ANSWER pertaining to the internal organs
parietal - ANSWER pertaining to the wall of a cavity
peritoneum - ANSWER membrane that lines the abdominal cavity
Mesentery - ANSWER structure that suspends the small intestine from the
posterior body wall
omentum - ANSWER an extension of the peritoneum attached to the
stomach and connecting it with other abdominal organs
process of digestion - ANSWER mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine,
large intestine, anus or urethra
process of digestion - ANSWER ingestion, digestion, absorption, elimination
Ingestion - ANSWER Intake of food
dentition - ANSWER teeth
Esophagus - ANSWER Tube connecting the mouth to the stomach
stomach - ANSWER A muscular and elastic sac that serves mainly to store
food, break it up mechanically, and begin chemical digestion of proteins and
fat.
small intestine - ANSWER duodenum, jejunum, ileum
duo denum - ANSWER first part of the small intestine
, jejunum - ANSWER second part of the small intestine
ileum - ANSWER third part of the small intestine
liver - ANSWER produces bile
gall bladder - ANSWER stores bile
pancreas - ANSWER Regulates the level of sugar in the blood
large bowel - ANSWER Basic function is to dehydrate waste products and
make formed stool
Cecum - ANSWER first part of the large intestine
Ascending colon - ANSWER travels upward from the cecum to the
undersurface of the liver
transverse colon - ANSWER the middle part of the large intestine, passing
across the abdomen from right to left below the stomach.
descending colon - ANSWER portion of the colon that extends downward
from the transverse colon
sigmoid colon - ANSWER an S-shaped structure that continues from the
descending colon above and joins with the rectum below
pathway of inhaled air - ANSWER nose -> nasal cavity -> pharynx -> larynx
-> trachea -> bronchi -> terminal bronchioles -> respiratory bronchioles ->
alveolar ducts -> alveoli
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