Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Digestive System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Digestion | breaking down food |
| Pharynx | muscular tubelike structure located at the back of the mouth that connects the mout with the rest of the digestive tract |
| Epiglottis | small flap of cartilage in the back of the mouth that closes the entrances to the respiratory tract when depressed by food |
| Esophagus | is a tube that foes form your mouth to your stomach |
| Peristalsis | is the contraction of smooth muscles in the esophagus that help move food down your throat |
| Sphincter | |
| Stomach | a large muscular sac that chemically and mechanically digest food |
| Chyme | pasty misture that results after food is partially digested in the stomach |
| Duodenum | first part of the small intestine |
| Small Intestine | tube that transports food molecules chemical absorption takes place |
| Pancreas | organ that is both exocrine gland and an endocrine gland; secretes digestive fluids and the hormones insulin and glucagon |
| Liver | large organ that lies above the stomach, secretes bile, and stored excess glucose in the form of glycogen |
| Gallbladder | small sac in which bile is stored |
| Large Intestine | oran, that removes water from the undigested materials that pass through it |
| Colon | digestive organ, removes water from the undigested materials that pass through it |
Created by:
kj_15
Popular Biology sets