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Organs & Functions

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Tongue   A muscular organ that contains special receptors, called taste buds, that allow a person to taste sweet, salt, sour, and bitter sensations.It also aids in chewing and swallowing food.  
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Pharynx   A tube that carries both air and food. It carries air to the trachea and food to the esophogus.  
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Esophogus   The muscular tube behind the trachea. This tube receives the food from the pharynx and carries it to the stomach. It relies on a rhythmic, wavelike, involuntary movement of its muscles to move the food in a forward direction.  
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Liver   It secretes bile, stores sugar in the form of glycogen, and stores iron and certain vitamins. It produces heparin, blood proteins, and cholestorol. It detoxifies poisonous substances.  
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Gallbladder   A small, muscular saclocated under the liverand attached to it by connective tissue. It stores and concentrates bile.  
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Stomach   An enlarged part of the alimentary canal. It receives food from the esophogus.  
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Pancreas   A glandular organ behind the stomach. It produces pancreatic juices that contain enzymes to digest food. It produces insulin.  
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Duodenum   The first 9 to 10 inches of the small intestine. Bile and pancreatic juices enter through ducts, or tubes.  
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Jejunum   The middle section of the small intsetine. It is about 8 feet in length.  
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Ileum   The final 12 feet of the small intestine. It connects with the large intestine at the cecum.  
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Cecum   It connects the small intestine and the large intestine.  
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Vermiform Appendix   A small projection in the small intestine. It is completely useless.  
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Descending Colon   The section of the colon that extends down the left side of the body. It connects with the sigmoid colon.  
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Transverse Colon   The section of the colon that extends across the abdomen, below the liver and stomach, above the small intestine.  
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Ascending Colon   The section of the colon that continues up on the right side of the body from the cecum to the lower part of the liver.  
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Sigmoid Colon   An "S"-shaped section of the colonthat joins with the rectum.  
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Rectum   The final 6 to 8 inches of the large intestine. It is a storage area for wastes and indigestibles. It has a narrow canal, called the anal canal, which opens at the anus.  
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Anus   The hole in the anal canal. Stool is expelled through this opening.  
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