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Digestive Anatomy and Accessory Organs

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Definition of Digestion   Changing food into usable substances  
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Definition of absorption   Transferring nutrients into the blood stream  
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Define Ingestion   Taking food into digestive tract  
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Propulsion happens in the digestive system by these 2 ways   Swallowing and peristalsis  
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Mixing food with saliva is called   Mastication  
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Catabolic process in which large food items are broken down is called   Chemical Digestion  
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Most digestion occurs in what part of the digestive system   Small intestines  
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This piece of anatomy closes off nasal passage during swallowing   soft palate  
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This piece of anatomy contains our taste buds   tongue  
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This gland is located on the face   parotid gland  
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This gland is located under the tongue   sublingual  
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This is the passageway for digestion and respiration   pharynx  
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Peristalsis begins here   esophagus  
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This sphincter muscle is located between esophagus and stomach   Lower Esophageal Sphincter  
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Gastric acid is produced by this gastric structure   rugae  
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This is a narrow passage connecting stomach to small intestines   pylorus  
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This sphincter controls flow from stomach to duodenum   Pyloric Sphincter  
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This is the middle and longest portion of small intestines   jejunum  
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This structures primary function is to control fluid balance   colon  
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This organ secretes bile and forms antibodies   liver  
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This organ stores bile   gallbladder  
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Gallbladder ejects bile into which organ   small intestines - specifically duodenum  
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This manufacture insulin   pancreas  
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Pepsin breaks down what type of nutrient   protein  
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lipase breaks down what type of nutrient   fat  
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List 2 of the 3 pancreatic juices   Amylopsin, Trypsin, Lipase  
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Amylopsin acts on?   starches  
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Trypsin acts on   Proteins  
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Lipase acts on?   Fat  
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List 2 of the 3 Intestinal juices   Lactase, Maltase, Sucrase  
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