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7th Digestive System
Digestive System Organs and processes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Digestion | The physical breaking apart of food. For example by the teeth or the muscles of the stomach |
| Chemical Digestion | The liquids produced by the body that help breakdown the food |
| Ptyalin | The digestive juice in saliva that breaks down carbohydrates into glucose |
| Hydrochloric Acid | Stomach acid that kills germs and activates digestive enzymes |
| Pancreatic Juice | Digestive juice secreted by pancreas that breaks down carbohydrates and proteins |
| Pepsin | Enzyme in stomach that breaks down proteins |
| Bile | Digestive juice produced by liver that breaks down fat in small intestine |
| Gall Bladder | Sac on liver that stores bile until it is needed |
| Esophagus | muscular tube that leads from throat to stomach |
| Peristalsis | Muscular wave like motions that push food down esophagus |
| Stomach | Digestive organ that stores food and continues the breakdown of food |
| Small Intestine | Long muscular organ that continues the breakdown of food but also begins the absorption of food |
| Villi | Finger-like projections in the small intestines where absorption of nutrients takes place |
| Large Intestine | Organ where water is reabsorbed and solid waste is stored. |
| Pancreas | Helper organ that produces pancreatic juice |
| Ulcer | Hole in lining of tissue |
| Mucus Lining | Protects the stomach from hydrochloric acid |
| Diverticulitis | Inflammation of pouches in the large intestines from old waste that doesn’t get removed. |
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