Anatomical Terms Gastro
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- Gums
- tissue covering the proceses of the jaws
- Uvula
- small projection hanging from the back middle edge of the soft palate
- Ileum
- 3rd portion of the small intestine
- Descending colon
- extends down from the transverse colon
- Feces
- waste
- Colon
- portios of the large intestine extending from the cecum to the rectum
- Biliary ducts
- ducts that convey bile; include the hepatic, cystic, and common bile ducts
- Cardiac sphincter
- opening from the esophagus to the stomach
- Rectum
- end of large intestine
- Liver
- organ that produces bile which is secreted into the duodenum during digestion
- Teeth
- hard bony projections in the jaws for masticating food
- Esophagus
- moves food from the pharyns to the stomach
- Tongue
- muscular structure of the floor of the mouth covered by mucous membrane and held down by a bandlike membrane known as the frenulum
- Defecation
- evacuation of feces from the rectum
- Large intestine
- receives the liquid waste products of digestion, reabsorbs water and minerals, and forms and stores feces
- Transverse colon
- extends across from the ascending cecum
- Pancreas
- glad that secretes pancreatic juice into the duodenum where it mixes with bile to digest food
- Omentum
- an extension of the peritoneum attached to the stomach ad connecting it with other abdominal organs
- Gallbladder
- stores and concentrates the bile produced in the liver
- Small intestine
- tubular structure that digests food received from the stomach
- Lips
- fleshy structures surrounding the mouth
- Anus
- opening of the rectum to the outside of the body
- Pyloric sphincter
- opening from the stomach into the duodenum
- Peritoneal cavity
- space between the parietal and visceral peritoneum
- Cheeks
- lateral walls of the mouth
- Jejunum
- 2nd portion of the small intestine
- Sigmoid colon
- portion of the colon that looks like an s and terminates at the rectum
- Vermiform appendix
- wormlike projection of lymphatic tissue hanging off the cecum with no digestive function (may help fight infection)
- Oral cavity, Mouth
- cavity that receives food for digestion
- Duodenum
- fist portion of the small intestine
- Palate
- roof of the mouth, hard and soft palate
- Salivary glands
- three pairs of exocrine glands in the mouth that secrete saliva (parotid, submadibular, and sublingual glands)
- Pharynx
- throat; allows food to the esophagus and air to the larynx
- Stomach
- sac hat chemically mixes and prepares food received from the esophagus
- Ascending colon
- portion of colon that extends upward from the cecum
- Rectal ampulla
- dilated portion of the rectume just above the anal canal
- Peritoneum
- membrane surrounding the entire abdominal cavity (parietal layer= lining the abdomen, visceral layer= covers each organ in the abdomen)
- Cecum
- 1st part of large intestine