the mouth and begins mechanical digestion and chemical digestion

the throat and passageway for food and air

a flap of cartilage that closes over the trachea during swallowing

a muscular tube that moves food from pharynx to the stomach using peristalsis

a muscular organ that stores food and mixed it with acid and enzymes for digestion

a long coiled tube where digestion and nutrient absorption occurs

first section receives chyme, bile, and pancreatic enzymes

middle section major site for nutrient absorption

final section, absorbs remaining nutrients

a pouch at the junction of the small and large intestine that holds the ileocecal

absorbs water and electrolytes forms feces

moves contents upward on right side

moves contents across the abdomen

moves contents downward on left side

s shaped section leading to rectum

stores feces before elimination

opening where feces leave the body

produce saliva containing enzymes that begin carbohydrate digestion

mechanically break down food through chewing

helps with chewing, swallowing, and tasting

small projection at the back of the throat helping with speech and prevents food from entering the nasal cavity

produces bile for fat digestion also detoxifies blood and stores nutrients

produces digestive enzymes and bicarbonate for the small intestine

a small structure attached to the cecum involved in immune function

controls passage of food from the pharynx into the esophasgus

prevents stomach acid for refluxing into the esophagus

controls passage of chyme from the stomach into the duodenum

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Term	Definition
oral cavity	the mouth and begins mechanical digestion and chemical digestion
pharynx	the throat and passageway for food and air
epiglottis	a flap of cartilage that closes over the trachea during swallowing
esophagus	a muscular tube that moves food from pharynx to the stomach using peristalsis
stomach	a muscular organ that stores food and mixed it with acid and enzymes for digestion
small intestine	a long coiled tube where digestion and nutrient absorption occurs
duodenum	first section receives chyme, bile, and pancreatic enzymes
jejunum	middle section major site for nutrient absorption
iilem	final section, absorbs remaining nutrients
cecum	a pouch at the junction of the small and large intestine that holds the ileocecal
large intestine	absorbs water and electrolytes forms feces
ascending colon	moves contents upward on right side
transverse colon	moves contents across the abdomen
descending colon	moves contents downward on left side
sigmoid colon	s shaped section leading to rectum
rectum	stores feces before elimination
anus	opening where feces leave the body
salivary glands	produce saliva containing enzymes that begin carbohydrate digestion
teeth	mechanically break down food through chewing
tongue	helps with chewing, swallowing, and tasting
uvula	small projection at the back of the throat helping with speech and prevents food from entering the nasal cavity
liver	produces bile for fat digestion also detoxifies blood and stores nutrients
pancreas	produces digestive enzymes and bicarbonate for the small intestine
appendix	a small structure attached to the cecum involved in immune function
upper esophageal	controls passage of food from the pharynx into the esophasgus
lower esophageal	prevents stomach acid for refluxing into the esophagus
pyloric	controls passage of chyme from the stomach into the duodenum

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