| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Walls of the Digestive Tract | mucous membrane, submucosa, smooth muscle, serous membrane |
| Mucose Membrane (Mucosa) | Epithelial contains many mucus secreting cells, located in the mouth, esophagus, and anus, many cells that secrete digestive juices are located in the mucosa |
| Submucosa | Layer of connective tissue beneath the mucosa, contains blood cells and nerves that help regulate digestive activity, has many glands that help protect the organ from acidic material |
| Smooth Muscle | most of the digestive layer have two layers of smooth muscle, inner layer circular fibers, outer layer longitudinal fibers |
| Serous Membrane (Serosa) | thin moist tissue composed of squamous epilthelium and loose connective tissue, forms part of the peritoneum. |
| Peritoneum | the abdominopelvic cavity lined with thin shiny serous membrane, folds back to cover most of the organs in the cavity |
| Visceral Peritoneum | the membrane that covers the organs, this slippery membrane allows organs to slide over each other |
| Parietal Peritoneum | The outer portion that lines the cavitym, also carries blood vessels , lymphatic vessels and nerves |
| Mesentery | the doubled layer of the peritoneum shaped like a fan, located from the abdominal wall to the small intestine |
| Mesocolon | between the mesentery layers, the vessels and nerves that supply the intestine, located from the colon to the abdominal wall |
| Greater Omentum | double layer of peritoneum containing fat that hangs like a apron in front of the intestine |
| Lesser Omentum | a smaller membrane extends from the stomach to the liver |
| Ingestion | food received in this process is called |
| Mastication | breaking food into smaller portions through chewing is called?? |
| Deglutition | moving food to the throat to be swallowed is called?? |
| Saliva | lubricates food and has a digestive enzyme |
| Incisors (cutting teeth) | occupy the anterior part of the oral cavity |
| Cuspids (canines or eye teeth) | pointed teeth with deep roots used for more forceful gripping |
| Molars | large grinding teeth |
| Dentin | calcified substance harder then bone |
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