31. |
crown
|
portion of tooth visible superior to the gum line |
32. |
cuspid
|
(also, canine) pointed tooth used for tearing and shredding food |
33. |
cystic duct
|
duct through which bile drains and enters the gallbladder |
34. |
deciduous tooth
|
one of 20 'baby teeth' |
35. |
defecation
|
elimination of undigested substances from the body in the form of feces |
36. |
deglutition
|
three-stage process of swallowing |
37. |
dens
|
tooth |
38. |
dentin
|
bone-like tissue immediately deep to the enamel of the crown or cementum of the root of a tooth |
39. |
dentition
|
set of teeth |
40. |
deoxyribonuclease
|
pancreatic enzyme that digests DNA |
41. |
descending colon
|
part of the colon between the transverse colon and the sigmoid colon |
42. |
dipeptidase
|
brush border enzyme that acts on proteins |
43. |
duodenal gland
|
(also, Brunner's gland) mucous-secreting gland in the duodenal submucosa |
44. |
duodenum
|
first part of the small intestine, which starts at the pyloric sphincter and ends at the jejunum |
45. |
enamel
|
covering of the dentin of the crown of a tooth |
46. |
enteroendocrine cell
|
gastric gland cell that releases hormones |
47. |
enterohepatic circulation
|
recycling mechanism that conserves bile salts |
48. |
enteropeptidase
|
intestinal brush-border enzyme that activates trypsinogen to trypsin |
49. |
epiploic appendage
|
small sac of fat-filled visceral peritoneum attached to teniae coli |
50. |
esophagus
|
muscular tube that runs from the pharynx to the stomach |
51. |
external anal sphincter
|
voluntary skeletal muscle sphincter in the anal canal |
52. |
fauces
|
opening between the oral cavity and the oropharynx |
53. |
feces
|
semisolid waste product of digestion |
54. |
flatus
|
gas in the intestine |
55. |
fundus
|
dome-shaped region of the stomach above and to the left of the cardia |
56. |
G cell
|
gastrin-secreting enteroendocrine cell |
57. |
gallbladder
|
accessory digestive organ that stores and concentrates bile |
58. |
gastric emptying
|
process by which mixing waves gradually cause the release of chyme into the duodenum |
59. |
gastric gland
|
gland in the stomach mucosal epithelium that produces gastric juice |
60. |
gastric phase
|
phase of gastric secretion that begins when food enters the stomach |