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13 Cards in this Set
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What organ produces both pancreatic juice and insulin
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Pancreas
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What are the wavelike muscular contractions in the digestive system called?
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Peristalsis
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What is the amount of energy that can be obtained from nutrients called?
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Calories
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What are the usable portion of food called?
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Nutrients
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What is the physical action of breaking down food into smaller parts called
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Mechanical digestion
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What is the breaking down of food into simpler substances through chemical processes called?
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Chemical digestion
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Where are nutrients absorbed into the blood?
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Small intestine
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What is the soft triangular organ located between the stomach and small intestine?
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Pancreas
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What is theJ-shaped muscular organ connected to the end of the esophagus?
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Stomach
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What is the gastric juice released by the cells in the stomach called?
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Pepsin
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What are the finger like structures that form the inner lining of the small intestine called?
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Villi
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What is the tube that connects the mouth to the stomach?
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Esophagus
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What is the chemical substance that is contained in saliva and breaks down starches into sugars?
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Ptyalin
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