Digestive System Vocabulary

accessory duct

acini

achalasia

adventitia

aggregated lymphatic follicle

alpha cell

ampulla of Vater

amylase

anorexia

anus

apical foramen

appendicitis

beta cell

bicuspid

bilirubin

biliverdin

bolus

Brunner's gland

buccal cavity

bulimia

canaliculi

canine

carboxypeptidase

cardia

caries

caudate lobe

cecum

cementum

central canal

chief cells

chyme

chymotrypsin

circumvallate papilla

cirrhosis

colon

constipation

crypts of Lieberkühn

cuspid

defecation

deglutition

delta cell

dental formula

diabetes mellitus

diarrhea

diverticulitis

duodenal gland

duct of Santorini

duct of Wirsung

duodenum

emulsify

enamel

epiploic appendage

esophagus

falciform ligament

fauces

feces

filiform papilla

fundus

fungiform papilla

gall bladder

gastric pit

glucagon

gingivae

greater omentum

haustra

hemorrhoids

hepatitis

hepatopancreatic

ampulla

hepatopancreatic

sphincter

hernia

hyperglycemia

hypoglycemia

ileocecal sphincter

ileum

incisor

insulin

intestinal gland

islets of Langerhans

jaundice

jejunum

ketosis

Kupffer cell

labial frenulum

lacteal

lesser omentum

ligamentum teres

lingual frenulum

lipase

lobule

mastication

mesentery

mesocolon

molar

mucosa

muscularis mucosae

myenteric plexus

occult blood

oxyntic cells

pancreatic duct

pancreatic islets

parietal cells

parotid duct

parotid gland

pepsin

pepsinogen

periodontal ligament

peristalsis

peritoneum

peritonitis

Peyer's patches

plicae circularis

polydipsia

polyphagia

polyuria

ptyalin

pulp cavity

pylorus

pyorrhea

quadrate lobe

rectum

rennin

retroperitoneal

root canal

rugae

segmentation

serosa

sinusoid

sphincter of Oddi

stenosis

Stenson's duct

somatostatin

stellate reticuloendothelial cells

sublingual gland

submandibular duct

submandibular gland

taenia coli

tongue

trypsin

ulcer

vermiform appendix

vermillion

vestibule

Wharton's duct

zymogenic cells