The Digestive System Terms
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WilsonW on March 23, 2011
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CC Challenge A, 2011-12 Challenge A Shreveport, Lousiana, Homeschoolers Rule!!!, Classical Conversations Challenge A
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Mouth | Chews and swallows food |
| Salivary Glands | Releases watery, slimy saliva into the mouth during eating |
| Esophagus | The muscular tube through which food passes from the pharynx down to the stomach |
| Stomach | Churns and digests food into a creamy liquid |
| Liver | Processes absorbed nutrients and makes bile |
| Pancreas | Releases enzymes into the small intestine when food arrives there |
| Small Intestine | Is where most digestion and absorption of food takes place |
| Large Intestine | Absorbs water from, and disposes of, waste |
| Rectum | The last part of the large intestine through which waste passes to the outside |
| Anus | The lower opening of the digestive system |
| Appendix | Tissue forming a tube-shaped sac attached to the large intestine; it plays no part in digestion in humans but does in some other animals |
| Gall Bladder | Stores bile made by the liver |
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