GASTROINTESTINAL-IMPORTANT TERMS-3-LESSON 61

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1. Palate- The roof between the nasal and oral cavities in the mouth, those are of muscular (soft palate) and bony (hard palate) in structure.

2. Pancreas-this organ situated beneath the stomach, which produces insulin to convey of glucose into cells and the enzymes essential for the digestion This gland is of both exocrine and endocrine in nature. The exocrine division produces pancreatic juice, and the endocrine division produces insulin and glucagon.

3. Papillae- small nipple-like processes on top of the tongue. The small risings from the tongue.

4. Peristalsis- The alternate wave-like movement of the intestines making contractions and relaxations so that the contents of food are forced forward

5. Pharynx- Long drawn out portion of the digestive tube amid the esophagus under the mouth and nasal cavities called throat. This is the common tube for food from the mouth and air from the nose.

6. Pulp- Soft, soggy, sound solid tissue within a teeth, which contains blood vessels and nerves.


7. Pyloric sphincter- The circular layer of the gastric musculature, which is a ring like structure surrounding the gastroduodenal intersection at the distal area of the stomach.

8. Rugae- It literally means wrinkle, ridge, or a fold, which are on the hard palate and the walls of the stomach.

9. Saliva- A tasteless, odorless, some acidic digestive juice secreted inside the mouth produced by the salivary glands.

10. Salivary glands- These are three in number, they are parotid, sublingual, and submandibular. These are exocrine glands in nature as they have no ducts found in the oral cavity.

11. Sphincter- Muscle ring found and surrounds a tube (especially in the intestinal tube).

12. Sigmoid colon- An S-shaped curve amid the pelvic edge and third sacral part continuous with the rectum. This is the lower portion of the colon.

13. Stomach- This is amid the esophagus and the intestines lying under the diaphragm. This is about 25-28 cm in length and 10-15 cm in diameter with the capacity of about 1 L. This is an muscular organ obtains food as of the esophagus. Digestion starts here and continuing in the duodenum next to it.

14. Triglycerides- Fat molecules large in structure consist of three fatty molecules, the one in three is glycerol.

15. Uvula- A fleshy mass of soft tissue lynching from the soft palate in the mouth.

16. Villi (singular-villus)-Small minute ridges or projections found in the walls of the small intestine. These projections absorb the food nutrients into the bloodstream.

In the next lesson we will study about important gastrointestinal medical terminologies..ok

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