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Digestive System
Digestive System in Humans
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Esophagus | Carries food, liquids, and saliva from the mouth to the stomach |
| Small intestine digestion | lipase assisted by bile from liver and nuclease all enzymes predominantly from the pancreas |
| Stomach | Produces and stores hydrochloric acid |
| large intestine | Holds waste products until elimination can occur its main function is to absorb |
| Gallbladder | Stores the bile until the body needs it |
| Bile | Purpose is to help the small intestine break down fats |
| Pancreas | Produces pancreatic juices, which help break down carbohydrates, proteins and fats in the small intestine |
| Liver | Does many things for the body but its main function in digestion is to produce bile |
| Rectum | After all of the water has been removed from the waste is stored |
| Anus | Is the opening to the external environment and the end of the digestive system |
| Mouth | With the help of the teeth, tongue and salivary glands |
| Chemical Digestion | Physical breakdown of food into smaller pieces using teeth and tongue to move it around Proteins, fats, and carbohydrates |
| Enzymes | Proteins that help with the chemical digestion of food |
| How does the stomach perform both mechanical and chemical digestion? | Mechanical - muscles in stomach Chemical - gastric juice |
| Trachea | Anterior to the esophagus pathway to the lungs |
| Villi | Projections that absorb the nutrients from the chyme |
| Nutrients | Material that is absorbed by the cells |
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