Exam 29: Digestive System and Pathologies

Which term means the fingerlike projections in the lining of the small intestine that house blood and lymph vessels?

Which term refers to the large flat folded serous membrane within the abdominal cavity?

Which term means the semiliquid substance churned by the stomach?

What do the chief cells in the stomach's lining secrete?

What is the first section of the small intestine called?

Which term means inflammation of the liver?

Which term refers to infrequent or difficult passing of stools?

Which substance breaks down carbohydrates?

Which term means a ring of muscle that remains contracted to close or guard an opening?

The vermiform appendix is suspended from the inferior portion of which structure?

Which process is mixing and propulsion movements?

Where can gallstones become lodged?

What do the parietal cells in the stomach's lining secrete?

Which structure is a J-shaped saclike organ located between the esophagus and the small intestine?

Which condition involves inflammation of the large intestine?

Which condition is a progressive liver disease in which destroyed cells are replaced by scar tissue?

Which term refers to frequent passing of unformed, loose, watery stools?

Which term means a small round mass of food?

Where do ducts from the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas enter the intestines?

Which structure aids in the transport of food and liquids from the pharynx to the stomach?