Digestive System - Functions
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bianca_rogoff on March 29, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Anus | opening through which wastes leave the digestive track |
| mouth | breaks down starches into dissachrides |
| Salivary Glands | secretes saliva |
| Pharynx | pushes food into esophagus and air into trachea |
| Trachea | tube which air passes through |
| Esophagus | Food tube connecting mouth to stomach |
| Stomach | continues mechanical and chemical digestion of food |
| Duodenum | continues breakdown of starch |
| Ileum | Breaks down fats |
| Jejunum | continues breakdown of proteins |
| Large Intestine | absorbs H2O and bacteria produces vitamin K |
| Ascending Sigmoid | parts of the colon, removes water from undigested food |
| Descending Colon | the part of the large intestine that descends from the transverse colon to the sigmoid colon |
| Transverse Colon | the part of the large intestine that extends across the abdominal cavity and joins the ascending to the descending colon |
| Pancreas | makes digestive enzymes |
| Gallbladder | stores bile; not needed |
| Peristalsis | contractions, brings food down |
| Liver | detoxifies blood, produces bile |
| Epiglottis | flap that covers trachea |
| Appendix | Vestigial Structure |
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