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13 Cards in this Set
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Herbivores |
Eats plants |
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Carnivores |
Eats meat |
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Omnivores |
Eats both sources of food |
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Moistens food and begins starch digestion |
Saliva |
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Peristalsis |
Pushes food sent form the esophagus down to the stomach |
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Begins protein digestion |
Hydrochloric and an enzyme called pepsin |
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Prevents outflow from the stomach until it is ready (food becomes chyme) |
Pyloric sphincters |
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First part of the small intestine |
Duodenum |
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More digestion occurs in the duodenum through secretions of the |
Pancreas and liver (bile) |
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Small finger like structures |
Villi |
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Carries blood from one capillary to another |
Hepatic portal vein |
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Blood that picks up the molecules of food is collected in the |
Hepatic portal vein |
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Materials that are not absorbed are moved to the |
Large intestines where water absorbed remains are concentrated for expulsion |
