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Digestive system

Biology Terms

QuestionAnswer
Digestion Brake down of food in to simple molecules that can be absorbed by the body
Pharynx Muscular tubelike structure located at the back of the mouth that connects that mouth with the rest of the digestive track
Epiglottis Small flap of catilage in the back of the mouth that closes the entrance to the respiratory tract when depressed by food
Esophagus Tube that connects that pharynx with the stomach
Peristasis Rhythmic muscular contraction that move food through the digestive system
Sphincter
Stomach thick muscular sac in which food is partially digested; located just below the diaphragm in humans
Chyme Pasty mixture that results after food is partially digested in the stomach
Duodenum First part of the small intestine
Small intestine Digestive organ in which chyme from the stomach flooded with enzymes in fluids
pancreas organ that is both that is exocrine gland and an endocrine gland; secretes digestives fluids and the or, hormones insulin and glucagon
Liver Large organ that lies above the stomach secretes bile, and stores excess glucose in the form of glycogen
Gall Bladder Small sac in which bio is stored
Large intestine Organ also known as the colon, that removes water from the undigested materials that pass through it
Colon Digestive organ th
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