MA 700 Week 1 Key Terms (Today's Medical
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hormone secreted by the endocrine glands in the stomach
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1 gastrin 2 Absorption
3 palate 4 fauces
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Absorption passage of digested fragments from lumen of GI
tract into blood or lymph
chyme Semi-liquid mixture of food and gastric juices that
leaves the stomach.[ through the pyloric sphincter
defecation elimination of feces from the digestive tract through
the anus
, deglutition process of swallowing
fauces opening between oral cavity and oropharynx
gastric juice The secretions of the exocrine gastric glands
gastrin hormone secreted by the endocrine glands in the
stomach
gingiva soft tissue that covers the alveolar processes of the
mandible and the maxilla; also called the gums
hydrolysis the chemical breakdown of a complex molecules due
to reaction with water.
ileocecal valve Valve at the junction of the small and large intestines
lower esophageal sphincter valve between esophagus and stomach
mastication the process of chewing
mesentery Extensions of peritoneum that are associated with the
intestine
palate roof of the mouth, separates the nasal cavity from the
oral cavity
peristalsis rhythmic contractions of the intestine that move food
along the digestive tract
plicae circulares Circular folds in the mucosa and submucosa of the
small intestine
pyloric sphincter valve opening from the stomach into the duodenum
rugae longitudinal folds in the mucosa of the stomach
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hormone secreted by the endocrine glands in the stomach
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1 gastrin 2 Absorption
3 palate 4 fauces
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Terms in this set (49)
Absorption passage of digested fragments from lumen of GI
tract into blood or lymph
chyme Semi-liquid mixture of food and gastric juices that
leaves the stomach.[ through the pyloric sphincter
defecation elimination of feces from the digestive tract through
the anus
, deglutition process of swallowing
fauces opening between oral cavity and oropharynx
gastric juice The secretions of the exocrine gastric glands
gastrin hormone secreted by the endocrine glands in the
stomach
gingiva soft tissue that covers the alveolar processes of the
mandible and the maxilla; also called the gums
hydrolysis the chemical breakdown of a complex molecules due
to reaction with water.
ileocecal valve Valve at the junction of the small and large intestines
lower esophageal sphincter valve between esophagus and stomach
mastication the process of chewing
mesentery Extensions of peritoneum that are associated with the
intestine
palate roof of the mouth, separates the nasal cavity from the
oral cavity
peristalsis rhythmic contractions of the intestine that move food
along the digestive tract
plicae circulares Circular folds in the mucosa and submucosa of the
small intestine
pyloric sphincter valve opening from the stomach into the duodenum
rugae longitudinal folds in the mucosa of the stomach
