When the ____________________ sphincter relaxes, food enters the stomach. Food, mixed with gastric secretions, exits the stomach through the ____________________ sphincter. The first part of the small intestine, the ____________________, also receives secretions from the liver and ____________________. The second and third sections of the small intestine are the ____________________ and the

____________________, respectively. At the ____________________ ____________________, the small and large intestines are connected. The large intestine, sometimes called the ____________________, has four distinct sections. The ____________________ colon is located on the right side of the abdominal cavity; the ____________________ colon is the horizontal section of the large intestine; and the ____________________ colon is located on the left side of the abdominal cavity. The "S" or "J" shaped ____________________ colon is connected to the ____________________, the storage sac for feces. An opening called the ____________________ allows feces to be expelled in an act called ____________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


cardiac, pyloric, duodenum, pancreas, jejunum, ileum, ileocecal sphincter, colon, ascending, transverse, descending, sigmoid, rectum, anus, defecation

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