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BIOLOGY 120 LECTURE EXAM III TAKE HOME PORTION NAME _____________________________________ FILL-IN-THE-BLANK 1. The _______________________ is a small flap that forces food into the esophagus. 2. The cecum is a small pouch located in the __________________________. 3. The hepatic portal blood system carries blood to the ___________________________. 4. The ________________________ is the front, hard portion of the roof of the mouth. 5. The _________________________ is the primary site for chemical digestion in the body. 6. The _________________________ is located near the cecum and is composed of lymphatic tissue. 7. The _________________________________ includes blood vessels that bring nutrient rich blood from the small intestine to the liver. 8. The _____________________ is the portion of the small intestine that attaches to the stomach. 9. ___________________ is stored in the gallbladder and is involved in fat digestion. 10. The hard, outer covering around a tooth is known as the _______________________________. 11. The stomach attaches to the ________________________ at the pyloric sphincter. 12. _______________________ are folds in the stomach that stretch to allow the stomach to fill. 13. The _________________________ serves as the primary site for nutrient absorption. 14. The cystic duct combines with the ______________________ of the liver to form the common bile duct. 15. In the oral cavity, salivary glands release the enzyme _________________________ which breaks down starch. 16. The __________________ is part of the soft palate that functions by covering the nasopharynx during swallowing. 17-18. Bacterial flora are important because they produce _______________________ and ______________________. 19. Smooth muscle contractions known as _________________________ occur in the organs of the digestive system. 20. _______________________ occurs when oxygen is carried to body cells and carbon dioxide is removed from body cells. 21. The _______________________lies above the nasopharynx and stores the adenoids. 22. Also known as the windpipe, the _____________________ connects the larynx to the bronchi. 23. Blood vessels, nerves and lymphatic vessels enter the lung through a slit known as the _________________________. 24. Listening to the lungs with a stethoscope is known as __________________________. 25. __________________ are small, thin walled air sacs in the lungs.