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Digestive/ Excretory System

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What are the structures found on the wall of the small intestine which increase surface area for the blood to absorb nutrients called?   Villi  
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What covers and protects the lining of the stomach from HCL?   Mucus  
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What are the usable portions of food?   Nutrients  
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Where does most chemical digestion occur?   Small intestine  
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A cracker dissolves in your mouth. What kind of digestion is this?   Chemical digestion  
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What absorbs water?   Large intestine  
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What is the food tube that pushes food down by peristalsis?   Esophagus  
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What grinds, mashes, tears, and rips food?   Teeth  
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What covers the trachea so you don't choke?   Epiglottis  
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What is the largest organ of the digestive system?   Liver  
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What is the organ that breaks down food into chyme?   Stomach  
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Where is the solid waste (feces) stored in? (located at the end of the large intestines)   Rectum  
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What is the largest body organ?   Skin  
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What stores bile before it is released into the small intestine?   Gall bladder  
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What is the organ that produces insulin to control sugar in your blood and secretes digestive enzymes into the small intestines?   Pancreas  
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What does the bladder store?   Urine  
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Which organ of the excretory system rids the body of carbon dioxide?   Lungs  
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What filters the blood and produces and urine?   Kidneys  
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What filters the blood by removing excess amino acids, bacteria, and breaking down alcohol?   Liver  
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What contains sweat glands, rids body of excess water, and regulates body temperature?   Skin  
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What are tiny filters in the kidneys called?   Nephrons  
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What is liquid waste made of urea and water called?   Urine  
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What releases urine from the body?   Urethra  
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