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Digestive Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Minerals | Body growth & function |
| Structures | Mouth, Esophagus, Stomach, Small Intestine, Large Intestine, Rectum, Anus |
| Esophagus | Tube with bands of muscle connecting mouth to stomach (mech) |
| Stomach | Muscular bag that squeezes food and acid together (mech & chem) |
| Small Intestine | Long, skinny organ that absorbs food's nutrients into blood because it is lined with millions of villi (chem) |
| Large Intestine | Short, Wide organ that absorbs water and vitamins from leftover chyme (chem) |
| Rectum | Stores feces (undigested solid waste) |
| Accessory Organs | Food doesn't actually go through, add chemicals to help digestion |
| Accessory Organ Ex. | Liver, gallbladder, pancreas, appendix |
| Gallbladder | Stores bile, then sends it to small intestines |
| Pancreas | Secretes enzymes & neutralizes stomach acid (chem) |