| Term | Definition |
|---|
| salivary glands | in the oral cavity produce saliva; |
| saliva | very thick watery and slick fluid allows food to be swallowed with less danger of choking |
| bolus | chewed food that is ready to swallow |
| amylase | digestive enzyme that begins the digestion of carbohydrates |
| three pairs of salivary glands | parotid, submandibular and sublingual |
| parotid glands | in front of the ears |
| submandibular and sublingual | in the floor of the mouth |
| liver | large organ that processed nutrients absorbed by the intestins, detoxifying hamrful substances in the body and produce bile |
| bile | breaks up large fat globules into smaller droplets; produced in the liver and stored in the gallbladder |
| emulsification | the process of bile breaking down fat globules making them easier to digest in the watery environment inside the intestines |
| gallbladder | small organ located just under the liver; releases bile into the duodenum |
| hepatic duct | leads from the liver to the common bile duct; transports bile |
| cystic duct | leads from the gallbladder to the common bile duct, carries bile |
| common bile duct | carries bile to the duodenum where it is able to emulsify the fat in chyme |
| pancreas | connected to the duodenum; produces two imporant secretions for digestion; also an endocrine gland that produces the hormones insulin and glucagon, which play a role in regulating the level of glucose in the blood |
| buffers | neutralize acidic chyme that has just left the stomach |
| pancreatic enzymes | chemically digest carbohydrates, fats and proteins |
| two secretions of the pancreas | buffers and pancreatic enzymes |
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