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21 Cards in this Set
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Digestion |
Is the mechanical and chemical breakdown of foods and the absorption of resulting nutrients |
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Salivary glands |
Secrets saliva which contains enzymes that initiate breakdown of carbohydrates |
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Mouth |
Mechanical breakdown of food begins chemical digestion of carbohydrates |
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Pharynx |
connects mouth with esophagus |
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esophagus |
persistalsis push food to stomach |
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Stomach |
Secrets acid and enzymes mix food with secretions to begin enzymatic digestion of protein |
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Small intestine |
Mix food with bile and pancreatic juice final enzymatic breakdown of food molecules main site of nutrients absorption |
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Large intestine |
Absorbs water and electrolytes to for feces |
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Rectum |
Regulates elimination of feces |
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Rectum |
Regulates elimination of feces |
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Liver |
Produces bile which emulsifies fat |
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Gallbladder |
Stores bile and introduce it into samll intestine |
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Pancreas |
Produces and secret pancreatic juice containing digestive enzymes and bicarbonate ion into small intestine |
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Parta of the small intestine |
Duodenum jejunum ileum |
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Bile |
Yellowish green liquid continuously secreted by hepatic cells |
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Pepsin |
Digest nearly all types of dieary protein |
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Mucus |
Provides viscous alkline onse stomach |
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Alimentary canal |
Tubelike portion of the digestion system |
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Carbohydrates |
Are organic compounds used primarily to supply energy for cellular process |
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Lipids |
Organic compounds that includes fats oils and fatlike substance |
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Protein |
Are polymers of amino acids with wode variety of functions |
