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digestive system

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absorption   taking in nutrients needed across membranes  
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accessory glands   glands that food does not directly pass through but are involved directly in digestion  
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acid chyme   a mizture of food, water, and gastric juice  
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anus   outlet of the digestive tube  
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appendix   a finger like projection from cecum in large intestine involved in immune system  
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bile   contains bile salts to aid in emulsification of fats, it is stored in the gallbladder  
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bolus   the food ball the tongue forms for swallowing  
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capillaries   microscopic vessels that carry blood where nutrients and gasses are exchanged  
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cardiac sphincter   a ring of muscle located at top of stomach and prevents acid from going up to the esophagus  
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columnar cells   pillar shaped cells that line the digestive tract designed for absorption  
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colon   the large intestine  
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digestion   the physical and chemical break down of food for the body  
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duodenum   the first part of small intestine where the bile duct and pancreatic duct enter  
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E. coli bacteria   useful inhabitants of human colon that help break down undigested food, and produce gas, vitamins, and growth factors  
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elimination   getting rid of undigested waste  
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emulsifies   keeps fat in suspension by breaking fat globs into tiny droplets  
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epiglottis   a flap that covers the trachea when swallowing prevents food from entering the trachea  
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esophagus   tube that conducts food from pharynx down to stomach  
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fatty acid   a long carbon atom chain with an acid group at one end one of the building blocks of fat  
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gall bladder   a sack under the liver that stores and concentrates bile  
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gastric juice   an acidic digestive fluid in the stomach with a pH of 2-3, used to convert pepsinogen to pepsin  
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glucagon   a hormone made by the pancreas that causes glycogen in the liver to release glucose and increase blood sugar  
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gluconeogenesis   process that converts amino acids into sugars in the liver  
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glycerol   a 3 carbon molecule the building block of fat three fatty acids are attached to a glycerol molecule to form a neutral fat  
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glycogen   a 3 carbon molecule the building block of fat three fatty acids are attached to a glycerol molecule to form a neutral fat a storage for glucose in the liver and muscles  
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growth factors   a protein that is present for the growth and normal development of certain types of cells  
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hemoglobin   iron containing pegment that combines with and transports oxygen around the body  
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hydrochloric acid   acid that is found in gastric juice in stomach  
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insulin   a hormone produced by the pancreas to decrease blood sugar by increasing the uptake of glucose through a cell membrane  
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islets of langerhans   the cells in pancreas that secrete insulin and glucagon  
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lacteals   lymph vessels in villus of intestine wall of mammals that absorbs fat  
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