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11 Cards in this Set
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salivary glands |
secrete starch digesting enzymes |
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liver |
manufactures bile, a detergent like substance that facilitates digestion of fats |
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gall blader |
stores bile until needed |
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pancreas |
manufactures enzymes to digest macromolecules , secretes bicarbonate to neutralize stomach acid that enters small intestine |
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mouth |
chews and mixes food with salvia |
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esophagus |
directs food from mouth to stomach |
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stomach |
adds acid, enzymes, and fluid,churns mixes, and grinds food to a liquid mass |
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small intestine |
secretes enzymes that digest macromolecules, absorbs hydrolyzed molecules into bloodstream |
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large intestine |
absorbs water and salts, passes remaining undigested material and some water out of the body |
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rectum |
stores waste prior to elimination |
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anus |
holds rectum closed, opens to allow elimination |
