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digestive tracts&org
Question | Answer |
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organ made of soft tissue, one of the most complex organs in human body,made with 100 billion nerves,located above spinal cord and is the control of your body | brain |
tube portion of respiratory tract,connects voice box with lungs,near larynx and connects to lungs | trachea/bronchial tubes |
muscular organ size of the fist,muscle,four chambers,located left of the breast bone,pups blood thru arteries and veins | heart |
when inhaled like balloons they transfer oxygen to your blood and when exhaled the air turns into carbon dioxide | lungs |
wave like motion that forces food downward | peristalsis |
upper abdonimen 6 in long near your back,break down carbs,fats and proteins, hormones secreted by the endocrine gland there in the pancreas are insulin and glucagon | pancreas |
large 3 lb. meaty organ,redbrown,right side of belly,2 parts left lobe and right,protected by rib-cage,gall bladder sits underneath it,filters blood before entering the rest of the digestive tract,detoxifys chemicals and drugs,filters bile into intestines | liver |
small,underneath liver,nxt to pancreas,pouch,balloon like,after meal it is deflated before a meal it is full of bile, | gall bladder |
beginning of digestive system,teeth,tongue,jaw,saliva=acid chemical,mechanical digestion=teeth,jaw,tongue.saliva breaks down food particles so it's easier to digest | mouth |
behind trachea,6 secs. to get from esophagus to stomach,peristalsis and mucas make it easy for food to slip down,pink tissue inside,8 inches long, | esophagus |
acids and enzymes break down food,upper left abdominal,food enters by esophagus, | stomach |
22.6 ft long,absorbs nutrients,between stomach and anus,center of abdominal cavity,3 sections: upper, jejunum, and ileum, | small intestine |
5 ft long,6 parts: cecum, ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon, and the rectum,absorbs fluid that is left from indigestable food,pass useless material thru body,below right waist, | large intestine |
last 8 cm. of large intestine,exit to anus,gets rid of waste | rectum |
ring like muscle figures that connect or close body passages | sphincter |