Matching -Lower Esophageal Sphincter

Multiple Choice

Matching
-lower esophageal sphincter

A) the oral cavity containing the tongue and teeth.
B) the passageway leading from the nose and mouth to the larynx and esophagus, respectively.
C) a cartilage structure in the throat that prevents fluid or food from entering the trachea when a person swallows.
D) the passageway from the mouth and nose to the lungs.
E) the conduit from the mouth to the stomach.
F) the sphincter muscle at the junction between the esophagus and the stomach.
G) the sphincter muscle separating the stomach from the small intestine.
H) the organ that stores and concentrates bile.
I) a gland that secretes enzymes and digestive juices into the duodenum.
J) a 10-foot length of small-diameter (1-inch diameter) intestine that is the major site of digestion of food and absorption of nutrients.
K) the top portion of the small intestine.
L) the first two-fifths of the small intestine beyond the duodenum.
M) the last segment of the small intestine.
N) the sphincter muscle separating the small and large intestines.
O) the last portion of the intestine, which absorbs water.
P) a narrow blind sac extending from the beginning of the large intestine; stores lymphocytes.
Q) the muscular terminal part of the GI tract extending from the sigmoid colon to the anus.
R) the terminal sphincter muscle of the GI tract.