Exam 16: The Gastrointestinal System: Fuel for the Trip

________ is the discharge of purulent material from dental tissue.

This type of tooth is responsible for crushing and grinding.

Directly after leaving the stomach, materials go to the jejunum.

Define and describe GERD.

This enzyme is produced by the salivary glands and begins the chemical digestion of carbohydrates ________.

________ is an acute or chronic inflammation of the stomach due to infection, spicy foods, excess acid production, stress, alcohol, aspirin consumption, or heavy smoking.

The chief digestive enzyme in the stomach is ____________.

The ____________ teeth are blade shaped and used for cutting food.

Lactose intolerant patients cannot digest the ________ in milk.

The type of hernia where the stomach protrudes through the diaphragm and into the thoracic cavity is ________.

The order in which material passes through the large intestine is ________.