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Digestive System
Vocabulary - matching
Question | Answer |
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appendix | small organ located in lower section of abdomen - no known function |
anus | opening where solid wastes leave the body |
esophagus | long, straight tube that leads to the stomach |
gall bladder | bile is stored in this small, saclike organ. Bile from there goes to small intestine. |
large intestine | stores, compacts, and eliminates indigestible material from body. Also absorbs excess water. |
liver | large, reddish-brown organ - makes bile, stores nutrients, breaks down toxins |
mouth | place where food goes in - digestion begins |
pancreas | lies behind stomach; makes enzymes that regulate sugar levels |
pharynx | back of throat - leads to esophagus |
rectum | stores solid wastes before they are expelled |
salivary glands | makes saliva that contains enzyme that begins chemical digestion |
small intestine | where most of breakdown of food happens and where most nutrients from food are absorbed. |
spleen | located at end of stomach - chiefly responsible for formation of mature lymphocytes |
stomach | at end of esophagus - breaks down food into a liquid by the actions of muscles, enzymes and acids |
tongue | pushes food into the throat |