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Jessica Zaragoza

Digestive Function

TermDefinition
Mouth Breaks up food particles Assists in producing spoken language
Salivary glands Saliva moistens and lubricates food Amylase digests polysaccharides
Pharynx Swallows
Esophagus Transports food
Liver Breaks down and builds up many biological molecules Stores vitamins and iron Destroys old blood cells Destroys poisons Bile aids in digestion
Stomach Stores and churns food Pepsin digests protein HCI activates enzymes, breaks up food, kills germs Mucus protects stomach wall Limited absorption
Gallbladder Stores and concentrates bile
Pancreas Pancreas Hormones regulate blood glucose levels Bicarbonates neutralize stomach acid Trypsin and chymotrypsin digest proteins Amylase digests polysaccharides Lipase digests lipids
Small intestine Completes digestion Mucus protects gut wall Absorbs nutrients, most water Peptidase digests proteins Sucrases digest sugars Nucleotidases and phosphatases digest nucleotides
Large intestine Reabsorbs some water and ions Forms and stores feces
Rectum Stores and expels feces
Anus Anus Opening for elimination of feces
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