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Body of the Stomach |
digest food, central area of stomach |
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greater and lesser curvature |
attachment |
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Fundus of stomach |
temporary storage area |
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pyloric region of stomach |
empties stomach into small int |
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cardiac region of stomach |
contents of the esophagus empty into the stomach
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liver & gall bladder |
detoxify, secrete bile, storage-- storage , ejection into small int |
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pancreas |
secrete insulin; regulate blood sugar |
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spleen |
part of immune system, production & removal of blood cells |
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ascending colon |
re-absorbs water and passes along material that was not digested |
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transverse colon |
re-absorbs water and passes along material that was not digested |
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descending colon |
re-absorbs water and passes along material that was not digested |
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cecum |
start of large intestine (v short) attached appendix |
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small intestine- duodenum |
first part of of small int; digestion of fats |
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small int- ileum |
third pt; absorbtion |
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mesentery |
supports coils of small int, contains blood vessels to carry nutrients away |
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esophagus |
moves food and chemicals to stomach |
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rectum |
stores waste before it is expelled from body |
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greater omentum |
membrane that drapes over & protects parts of the system |
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diaphram |
separates thoracic & abdominal cavity; aides in respiration |
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small int- jejenum |
second pt; absorbtion
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