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Incisors

Cutting food

Cuspids

Tearing food

Premolars

Crushing food

Molars

Grind food

Enamel

Covers & protects the dentin of the crown

Root & Root Canal

Supplies the pulp cavity with blood

Esophagus

Transport solid food & liquid from the pharynx to the stomach

Tongue

Mixing chewed food with saliva to form bolus

Papillae

Provide a rough surface to assist in mixing food

Taste Buds

Chemoreception of taste

Uvula

Seals off nasopharynx during deglutition

Salivary Glands

Secrete saliva

Mucous Acini

Produce a viscous mucous

Serous Acini

Produce a watery mucous

Parotid Ducts

Transports serous secretions to the oral cavity

Stomach

Mechanical digestion

Goblet Cells

Secretes mucin

Parietal Cells

Secretes hydrochloric acid

Chief Cells

Secretes pepsinogen

Pyloric Sphincter

Regulates the passage of chyme from the stomach to the duodenum

Small Intestine

Digestion & absorption of nutrients

Lymphoid Tissue

Defense against pathogens

Duodenal Gland

Produce a mucoid alkaline secretion to counteract acidity

Intestinal Glands

Contain stem cells

Peyer's Patches

Defends the ileum from resident bacteria in the colon

Circular Folds

Increase surface area for absorption

Goblet Cells

Produce lubrication mucus

Villi

Increase surface area for absorption

Large Intestine

Reabsorption of water from feces

Taeniae Coli

Creates haustra

Intestinal Glands

Produces stem cells

Goblet Cells

Eject mucins onto intestinal surfaces

Liver

Metabolic regulation

Left & Right Hepatic Ducts

Collect bile from all the bile ducts of the liver lobes

Common Hepatic Duct

Collects secretions from left & right hepatic ducts

Common Bile Duct

Transports bile into the duodenum

Gall Bladder

Concentration & storage of bile

Smooth Muscle

Ejects bile into cystic duct

Cystic Duct

Transports bile from the gall bladder to the


common bile duct

Pancreas

Secretes pancreatic juice responsible for the bulk of chemical digestion

Pancreatic Duct

Transports pancreatic juice into the duodenum

Acini

Secrete digestive enzyme