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Digestive System
Life Science
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Digestive System | is a group of organs that work together to digest food so that it can be used by the body |
| Enamel | is the hardest material in the body |
| Esophagus | a long straight tube that connects the pharynx to the stomach |
| Stomach | the sac like, digestive organ between the esophagus and the small intestine that breaks down food into a liquid by the action of muscles, enzymes, and acids |
| Pancreas | the organs that lie behind the stomach and that makes digestive enzymes and hormones that regulate sugar levels |
| Small intestine | the organ between the stomach and large intestine where most of the breakdown of food happens and most of hte nutrients from food are absorbed |
| Liver | the largest organ in the body; it makes bile, stores and filters blood, and stores excess sugars as glycogen |
| Gallbladder | a sac-shaped organ that stores bile produced by the liver |
| Large intestine | the wider and shorter portion of the intestine that removes water from mostly digested food and that turns the waste into semisolid feces, or stool. |
| Cellulose | whole grains, fruits, and vegetables contain a carbohydrate that humans cannot digest |
| Rectum | the last part of the large intestine |
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