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Digestive System
Functions of Organs of the Digestive System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Teeth chew food; tongue tastes and pushes food for chewing and swallowing | The Mouth |
| Passageway where food is swallowed | Pharynx |
| Passageway where peristalsis pushes food to stomach | Esophagus |
| Secretes acid and digestive enzyme for protein; churns, mixing food with secretions, and sends chyme to small intestine | The stomach |
| Absorbs water and salt to form feces | Large Intestine |
| Stores and regulates elimination of feces | Rectum |
| secrete saliva: contains digestive enzyme for carbohydrates | Salivary Glands |
| major metabolic organ: processes and stores nutrients; | Liver |
| stores bile from liver; sends it to the small intestine | Gall Bladder |
| produces pancreatic juice: contains digestive enzymes, and sends it to the small intestine; produces insulin and secretes it into the blood after eating | Pancreas |