Nursing Anatomy & Physiology EXAM QUESTIONS AND
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salivary - ANSWER-glands three pairs of exocrine glands in the mouth that secrete saliva; the parotid,
submandibular (submaxillary), and sublingual glands
amylase - ANSWER-enzyme in saliva that breaks the chemical bonds in starches
pharynx - ANSWER-muscular tube at the end of the gastrovascular cavity, or throat, that connects the
mouth with the rest of the digestive tract and serves as a passageway for air and food
esophagus - ANSWER-muscular tube that moves food from the pharynx to the stomach
epiglottis - ANSWER-The flap of tissue that seals off the windpipe and prevents food from entering.
stomach - ANSWER-large muscular sac (organ) that continues the mechanical and chemical digestion of
food
peristalsis - ANSWER-involuntary waves of muscle contraction that keep food moving along in one
direction through the digestive system
gastric - ANSWER-juice A digestive liquid added to food in the stomach to chemically break down
protein.
protease - ANSWER-Enzyme that breaks down proteins
chyme - ANSWER-a semiliquid mass of partially digested food that passes from the stomach into the
small intestine
small - ANSWER-intestine digestive organ in which most chemical digestion takes place
, pyloric - ANSWER-sphincter circular muscle that controls the movement of chyme from the stomach to
the small intestines
liver - ANSWER-large organ just above the stomach that produces bile and functions in metabolism of
protein and carbohydrate and fat; synthesizes substances involved in the clotting of the blood
bile - ANSWER-a mixture of salts and phospholipids that aids in the breakdown of fat,, a digestive juice
secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder
gallbladder - ANSWER-a muscular sac attached to the liver that secretes bile and stores it until needed
for digestion
pancreas - ANSWER-located partially behind the stomach in the abdomen, and it functions as both an
endocrine and exocrine gland. It produces digestive enzymes as well as insulin and glucagon
villi - ANSWER-Small fingerlike projections on the walls of the small intestines that increase surface area
large - ANSWER-intestine colon; organ that removes water from the undigested materials that pass
through it
rectum - ANSWER-The last part of the digestive tract, through which stools are eliminated
egestion - ANSWER-Removal of undigested waste
atrium - ANSWER-upper chamber of the heart that receives and holds blood that is about to enter the
ventricle
ventricle - ANSWER-a chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and pumps it to the
arteries
atrioventricular - ANSWER-valve either of two heart valves through which blood flows from the atria to
the ventricles
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salivary - ANSWER-glands three pairs of exocrine glands in the mouth that secrete saliva; the parotid,
submandibular (submaxillary), and sublingual glands
amylase - ANSWER-enzyme in saliva that breaks the chemical bonds in starches
pharynx - ANSWER-muscular tube at the end of the gastrovascular cavity, or throat, that connects the
mouth with the rest of the digestive tract and serves as a passageway for air and food
esophagus - ANSWER-muscular tube that moves food from the pharynx to the stomach
epiglottis - ANSWER-The flap of tissue that seals off the windpipe and prevents food from entering.
stomach - ANSWER-large muscular sac (organ) that continues the mechanical and chemical digestion of
food
peristalsis - ANSWER-involuntary waves of muscle contraction that keep food moving along in one
direction through the digestive system
gastric - ANSWER-juice A digestive liquid added to food in the stomach to chemically break down
protein.
protease - ANSWER-Enzyme that breaks down proteins
chyme - ANSWER-a semiliquid mass of partially digested food that passes from the stomach into the
small intestine
small - ANSWER-intestine digestive organ in which most chemical digestion takes place
, pyloric - ANSWER-sphincter circular muscle that controls the movement of chyme from the stomach to
the small intestines
liver - ANSWER-large organ just above the stomach that produces bile and functions in metabolism of
protein and carbohydrate and fat; synthesizes substances involved in the clotting of the blood
bile - ANSWER-a mixture of salts and phospholipids that aids in the breakdown of fat,, a digestive juice
secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder
gallbladder - ANSWER-a muscular sac attached to the liver that secretes bile and stores it until needed
for digestion
pancreas - ANSWER-located partially behind the stomach in the abdomen, and it functions as both an
endocrine and exocrine gland. It produces digestive enzymes as well as insulin and glucagon
villi - ANSWER-Small fingerlike projections on the walls of the small intestines that increase surface area
large - ANSWER-intestine colon; organ that removes water from the undigested materials that pass
through it
rectum - ANSWER-The last part of the digestive tract, through which stools are eliminated
egestion - ANSWER-Removal of undigested waste
atrium - ANSWER-upper chamber of the heart that receives and holds blood that is about to enter the
ventricle
ventricle - ANSWER-a chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and pumps it to the
arteries
atrioventricular - ANSWER-valve either of two heart valves through which blood flows from the atria to
the ventricles
