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function of the digestive system
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The digestive system begins breaking down food through mechanical and chemical digestion. After being digested, nutrient molecules are absorbed into the body and enter the blood stream. Any food not digested or absorbed is eliminated as solid waste
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Organs of the digestive system (10)
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Colon
esophagus gallbladder (GB) liver oral cavity pancreas pharynx salivary glands small intestine stomach |
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an/o
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anus
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append/o
appendic/o |
appendix
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bar/o
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weight
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bucc/o
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cheek
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cec/o
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cecum
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chol/e
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bile, gall
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cholangi/o
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bile duct
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choledoch/o
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common bile duct
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col/o
colon/o |
colon
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dent/o
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tooth
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duoden/o
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duodenum
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enter/o
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small intestine
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esophag/o
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esophagus
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gastr/o
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stomach
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gingiv/o
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gums
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gloss/o
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tongue
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hepat/o
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liver
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ile/o
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ileum
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jejun/o
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jenunum
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labi/o
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lip
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lapar/o
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abdomen
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lingu/o
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tongue
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lith/o
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stone
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odont/o
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tooth
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or/o
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mouth
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palat/o
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palate
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pancereat/o
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pancreas
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pharyng/o
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throat, pharynx
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proct/o
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anus and rectum
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pylor/o
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pylorus
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rect/o
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rectum
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sailaden/o
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salivary gland
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sigmoid/o
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sigmoid colon
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-emesis
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vomit
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-lithiasis
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condition of stones
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-orexia
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appetite
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-pepsia
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digestion
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-phagia
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eat, swallow
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-prandial
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pertaining to a meal
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-tripsy
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surgical crushing
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