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©THEBRIGHT EXAM SOLUTIONS 2024/2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 1 The human body and health and illness Chapter 23: digestive system Exam Study Guide. The study of the digestive tract. - Answersgastroenterology the digestive tract and accessory organs of digestion makeup this. - AnswersDigestive s...

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The human body and health and illness
Chapter 23: digestive system Exam Study
Guide.


The study of the digestive tract. - Answers✔gastroenterology

the digestive tract and accessory organs of digestion makeup this. - Answers✔Digestive system
digestive tract is a Hollow to extending from the mouth to the anus. It is also called this. -
Answers✔alimentary canal or gastrointestinal tract
this is the process by which food is broken down into smaller particles suitable for absorption. -
Answers✔Digestion
this is the process by which the end products of digestion move across the walls of the digestive
tract into the blood before it distribution throughout the body. - Answers✔absorption
the breakdown of large food particles into smaller pieces by physical means. -
Answers✔Mechanical digestion

the chemical alteration of food. - Answers✔Chemical digestion

the innermost layer of the digestive tract. - Answers✔Mucosa

if thicker layer of loose connective tissue. It lies next to the mucosa. - Answers✔Submucosa

a rhythmic alternating contraction and relaxation of the muscles. - Answers✔peristalsis

outermost lining of the digestive tract. - Answers✔Serosa

the digestive tract has a unique nervous network called this. - Answers✔enteral nervous system
the peritoneal membranes, located behind the digestive organs are called these. -
Answers✔mesentery and mesocolon
when the mesentery and mesocolon are located in front of those organs, they are called these. -
Answers✔Greater and lesser omentum

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digestive tract begins with the mouth,also known as this. - Answers✔Oral cavity
this is part of the oral cavity; it refers to the area between the gums in the cheek or lips. -
Answers✔Buccal cavity
this is a muscular organ that occupies the floor of the mouth and serves two major roles in the
digestive process. First, it facilitates chewing and swallowing by continuously repositioning the
food in the mouth. as swallowing begins, second it contains the taste buds and allows us to taste
food. - Answers✔Tongue
the tongue pushes the food, which it has molded into a ball like mass called this. -
Answers✔Bolus
three pairs of these secrete their contents into the mouth: the parotid glands, the submandibular
glands, and those sublingual glands. - Answers✔Salivary glands
these are the largest of the salivary glands,and lie below and anterior to the ears. -
Answers✔parotid glands

these glands are located on the floor of the mouth. - Answers✔Submandibular glands
these glands are located under the tongue are the smallest of the salivary glands. -
Answers✔sublingual glands

these form the roof of the mouth. - Answers✔Hard and soft palates
the tongue pushes food from the mouth into this. It is involved in swallowing. -
Answers✔pharynx
the laryngeal opening is closed when the trachea moves upward and allows this to cover the
entrance to the respiratory passages. - Answers✔epiglottis

this is that "food tube"; it carries food from the fairings to the stomach. - Answers✔esophagus
a pouch like organ that lies in the upper part of the abdominal cavity under the diaphragm. -
Answers✔stomach

the body of the stomach - Answers✔fundus

the empty stomach lies in thick accordion like folds called these - Answers✔rugae
as the stomach churns and mixes the food with gastric juice it creates a thick,paste-like mixture
called that's. - Answers✔chyme

secrete digestive enzymes - Answers✔chief cells

secrete hydrochloric acid - Answers✔parietal cells

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