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Digestive & Urinary
Term | Definition |
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Digestive System | organs that break down food to be used by the body |
Mechanical digestion | chewing, breaking, mashing |
Chemical digestion | chemicals break down food |
Esophagus | tube that connects pharynx to stomach |
Stomach | sac-like organ at end of esophagus |
Pancreas | makes digestive enzymes (ex. insulin) |
Small intestine | long tube-like organ where most of the breakdown of food happens |
Liver | makes bile to break up fat |
Gallbladder | stores bile |
Large intestine | stores, compacts and eliminates indigestible material |
Urinary System | organs that produce, store and eliminate urine |
Kidneys | organs that clean the blood |
Nephrons | microscopic filters in the kidney |
3 Urinary System Problems | bacterial infections, kidney stones, kidney disease |
Kidney stones | salts and other wastes collect in kidney to form stones |