| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Esophagus | 25 centimeter long tube, which transports food from the mouth to the stomach |
| Teeth/Tongue | chew food and mix with saliva; pushes food into esophagus |
| Epiglottis | flap covering the trachea when food is swallowed |
| stomach | churns and mixes food with gastric juice |
| small intestine | absorption; breaks down food into "chyme" which is a liquidy form of food |
| large intestine | form solid waste by absorbing all liquid |
| rectum | stores waste (aka colon) |
| anus | opening at the end of the digestive system |
| salivary glands | release saliva containing a chemical called ptyalin |
| liver | produces bile, a fluid used in digestion; also regulates amounts of toxins in body |
| gall bladder | stores bile before it is released into the small intestine |
| pancreas | produces pancreatic juice and insulin |
| kidneys | filters wastes and poisons from blood (makes urine) |
| ureters | 2 narrow tubes which carry urine to bladder |
| bladder | a muscular organ that stores liquid waste (urine) |
| urethra | small tube that releases urine (opening) |
| nephrons | located in kidneys; millions of microscopic chemical-filtering factories |
Combine with other sets
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