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Name two primary functiond of the gastrointestional system.
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Digestion and absorption
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What is the fuction of the liver?
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to produce and secrete bile
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The taking in of food is known as
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ingestion
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what is the process od contractions that move food through the Gi tract called?
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peristalsis
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Name the tiny hair like structures that absorb nutrients.
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microvilli
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Name the externail structure through which solid waste passes from the baody.
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anus
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List two organs involved in the mechanical and physical breakdown of food
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stomach and amall intestine
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List the three sections of the small intestine.
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Duodenum, Jejunum, illeum
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Which organ stores bile?
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gallbladder
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he throat is aka:
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Pharynx
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