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9 Cards in this Set
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Liver
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Produces bile
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Gall Bladder
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Stores bile
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Pancreas
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makes pancreatic juice; digests protein, carbs and fats
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Small Intestine
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Chemical Digestion of fats, carbs and proteins. Absorbtion of nutrients (sugar)
Neutalizes hydrochloric acied |
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Stomach
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Mechanical digestion; 3 layers of muscle turn food into chyme
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Large Intestine
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water and mineral absorption
absorption is too fast = diarrhea absorption is too slow = constipation |
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Rectum
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storage area for waste
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Appendix
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no known function
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Mouth
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Digestion begins here.
teeth & tongue move and cut food into smaller pieces. Saliva (amylase) changes starch to sugar |
