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Digestive System

Across
Largest fold; fan shaped
Refered as "brush border"
Intrinsic factor is necessary for the absorption of this
Controls the motility of the GI tract
Attaches the liver to the anterior abdominal wall and diaphragm
Also called as swallowing
Areolar connective tissue layer; it is highly vascular to allow absorption of nutrients and fluid into the capillaries
Intrinsic: brain of the gut
ONCE THE. FOOD IS IN LIQUID FORM, THE PYLORIC SPHINCTER REALXES, AND ALLOWS THE CHYME TO ENTER THE SMALL INTESTINE
Only organ attached to the abdominal wall
Contains MALTS cells(lymphatic tissue)
Longest fold; drapes like a fatty apron; contains a large amount of adipose tissue"beer belly"
Opening at the approach of food that can be swept into the stomach by rhythmic peristaltic waves
To break down the food into a liquid form and then start chemically separating the carbohydrates and proteins into smaller components
Resposible for mashing and blending the food with digestive juices
Most absorption and digestive process in the small intestine
Down
Moving food through the GI tract
Ball of chewed food
Small finger-like structures/ projection in the small intestine
Do encourage the emulsification fats(breaking fats down into smaller parts that will mix with water
Some enzymes are inactivated, and must be activated once they reach the target cell included this organ
Aka smooth muscle.it has many folds, increasing the surface area for absorption and digestion
Breaks down starch and glycogen into maltose
Enzymes, water, buffer solutions, etc
The alkaline secretion formed by the liver
In skeletal muscle-for voluntary chewing and defecation
Also called as buccal cavity