Functions of the Digestive System
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19maryelizabeth97 on October 23, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 mouth | where digestion begins; with the tongue and teeth is mechanical digestion; saliva beings chemical digestion |
| salivary glands | release enzymes to chemically break down food |
| esophagus | tube from mouth to stomach; uses muscles to push food from one area to next |
| stomach | muscular organ where the food is mixed in acid bath |
| liver | filters toxins from the blood and makes bile (digests fat) |
| gallbladder | stores and releases bile into small intestine |
| pancreas | leaf shape; makes enzymes and releases them into the small intestine; breaks down lipids, proteins, and carbohydrates |
| small intestine | uses enzymes and bile to break and release nutrients which pass out of membrane into blood stream; waste-large intestine |
| large intestine | waste is stored in rectum; water is re-absorbed into body |
| rectum | stores waste |
| anus | releases waste |
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