Digestive System Review

entry for food, where chemical & mechanical digestion begin

• stomach

• esophagus

• oral cavity

• nasal cavity

the tongue is made of ________ muscle that positions food for chewing, mixes it and pushes the bolus down for swallowing

• cardiac

• smooth

• digestive

• skeletal

________ glands are responsible for moistening & softening food, mixing it with amylase to being digestion and neutralize pH

• salivary

• sebaceous

• eccrine

• pituitary

flap that covers the opening the trachea to prevent food/liquid from entering the lungs

• glottis

• epiglottis

• ependymal

• larynx

_____ is a common passageway for food and air

• larynx

• pharynx

• nasal cavity

• glottis

muscular tube that moves food from the oral cavity to the stomach

• glottis

• esophagus

• trachea

• bronchiole

circular muscle that regulates the entry of food into the stomach & prevents anything from going back into the esophagus (named for its proximity to a vital organ)

• cardiac sphincter

• pulmonic valve

• neural flap

• integumentary canal

holding pouch for food that secretes HCl to kill microorganisms & chemically digest food, protected by a layer of bicarbonate and mucus

• stomach

• liver

• pancreas

• gall bladder

regulates the release of stomach contents into the small intestines

• cardiac sphincter

• pyloric sphincter

• gall bladder

• jejunum

First part of the small intestine where the majority of chemical digestion takes place, stimulates pancreas and gall bladder to release their enzymes

• jejunum

• duodenum

• cecum

• sigmoid