Ch. 24 Digestive System Fill-in-the-blank

mumps

A viral infection that often involves the parotid glands, which swell noticeably, is ________.

chyme

After food and gastric juices combine, the gastric contents are referred to as ________.

emulsifying

Bile salts aid in the digestion of fats by ________ large fat droplets.

common bile duct

The ________ is formed by the union of the cystic duct and the common hepatic duct.

plicae circularis

The circumferential folds that encircle the lumen of the small intestine are known as ________.

amylase

The enzyme that digests starch into disaccharides and trisaccharides is ________.

deciduous

The first teeth to appear are the ________ teeth.

32

The secondary dentition usually comprises ________ teeth.

20

There are normally a total of ________ primary teeth.

gastritis

Your patient has inflammation of the mucous membrane lining of the stomach. This is known clinically as ________.