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13 Cards in this Set
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mouth/ salivary glands
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chew and digest/amylase
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esophagus
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start peristalsis
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liver
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produces bile/bile
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gall bladder
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bile storage/bile
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stomach
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storage and digest/acid/pepsin
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pancreas
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supplies most of enzymes; produces insulin
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small intestines
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digestion and absorption
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large intestines/colon
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absorbs water and bacteria
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rectum
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stores feces
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anus
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elimination
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thymus gland
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endocrine gland; produces hormones to promote t-cells production
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thyroid gland
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secretes hormones responsible for metabolism
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peristalsis
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wave-like contractions of muscles that moves food around.
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