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function of digestive system |
digestion absorption elimination |
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mastication |
process of chewing |
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glands that produce saliva |
salivary glands |
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throat passageway for food |
pharynx |
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muscular tube that moves food |
esophagus |
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proteins found in digestive juices |
digestive enzymes |
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how long does it take stomach to empty |
4-6 hours |
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cells found in gastric glands |
parietal cells |
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enzyme in gastric juice |
rennin |
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first part of small intestines |
duodenum |
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second part of small intestine |
jejunum |
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third part of small intestine |
ileum |
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tiny fingerlike structures protruding from wall of small intestine |
vilia |
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organ that makes bile |
liver |
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substance produced by liver |
bile |
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last section of the digestive system |
large intestine |
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first part of the large intestine |
cecum |
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portion of the colon extending upwards |
ascending colon |
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part of the large intestine horizontally |
transverse colon |
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travels down the left side of the colon |
descending colon |
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terminal section of the alimentary canal |
rectum |
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muscular opening at the end of the rectum |
anus |
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process of taking food into the body |
ingestion |
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organic process by which food is converted |
digestion |
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organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance |
secretion |
