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Review for quiz on digestion

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digestion   breaking food down both chemically and manually  
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liver   produces bile which is then stored in the gallbladder  
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pharynx   passage way for food an air  
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Small intestine   where most food absorption occurs  
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ATP   form of energy used by all cells  
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stomach   Where protein digestion begins  
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appendix   blind sack hanging from the cecum  
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Salivary amalayse   substance in the mouth used to begin carbohydrate (starch) digestion  
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pepsin   enzyme in the stomach that breaks down protein  
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rennin   milk digesting protein found in children  
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heartburn   a condition resulting from reflux of acidic gastric juice into the esophagus  
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ulcer   erosion of the duodenal mucosa  
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jaundice   liver problems or blockage of billary ducts.  
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gall stones   severe epigastric pain from prolong storage of bile in the gall bladder  
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glucose   blood sugar  
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lipids   build myelin sheaths and cell membranes  
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mesentary   structure that suspends the small intestines from the abdominal wall  
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vitamins   nutrients found largely in vegetables and fruits and used as coenymes  
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