Anatomy vocab Crossword

OCCUR WHEN THE IMMUNE SYSTEM REACTS TO SUBSTANCES IN FOOD AS THOUGH THEY WERE HARMFUL “FOREIGN INVADERS.”
SORES IN THE LINING OF THE STOMACH OR DUODENUM THAT ARE USUALLY CAUSED BY BACTERIAL INFECTIONS.
A PAINFUL BURNING SENSATION IN THE CHEST CAUSED BY STOMACH ACID BACKING UP INTO THE ESOPHAGUS.
secretes insulin which breaks down sugars
Consists of liver, gallbladder, ducts Functions to create bile used in digestion
absorption of nutrients
a "curtain-like" membrane that covers the intestines, stores fat and lays like a drape
increase surface area for absorption of nutrients
start of large intestine, has an attached appendix
4 sections, ascending / transverse / descending / sigmoid
stores waste before it is expelled from the body
-muscular sphincter which controls the exit of waste
The area where the stomach meets the esophagus
The large area on the left side of the stomach
The lower area of the stomach where the duodenum and stomach meet