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organ function
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| anus | releases feces |
| esophagus | a muscular tube that propels swallowed food to the stomach |
| gallbladder | stores bile and concentrate |
| large intestine | absorbs water and electrolytes resulting in semisolid feces |
| liver | breaks sown fats, converts glucose to glycogen produces urea, makes amino acids, filters harmful substances, storage of vitamins and minerals, maintains glucose levels. |
| mouth | where food enters and is chewed |
| pancreas | secretes pancreatic juice, insulin duodenum glucagon and somatostatin into the bloodstream |
| pharynx | passageway for food fluids, and inhaled air |
| pituitary gland | "master gland" |
| rectum | holds feces until released fron the body by the anus |
| salivary glands | make saliva and helps food go down the esophagus |
| small intestine | site of most enzymatic digestion and absorption of nutrients. |
| stomach | temporary storage tank to breakdown food. |