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9 Cards in this Set
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Esophagus |
transports food to the stomach |
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Stomach |
Produces hydrochloric acid and pepsinogen, which aid in the chemical breakdown of food |
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Liver |
Produces bile, converts glucose to glycogen for storage, detoxifies many constituents of absorbed digested compunds |
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Gallbladder |
stores bile produced by Liver |
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Bile duct |
transports bile from the gallbladder to the duodenum |
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pancreas |
produces digestive enzymes and delivers them through the pancreatic duct to the duodenum |
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Small intestine |
(duodenum) receives chyme from the stomach along with bile and digestive and digestive enzymes from the gallbladder and pancreas. (jejunum and ileum) responsible for nutrient absorption and the re-absorption of water |
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Spiral Colon |
Re-absorbs water/electrolytes. moves feces to rectum by peristalis |
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Anus |
regulates egestion of undigested food (feces) from the body |
