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Cook digestive system

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what is it called when the food is pulled down to the stomach?   peristalsis  
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what enzyme is produced in the mouth?   salivary amylase  
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what happens to the food after it is chewed?   forms into a bolus  
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amylase only breaks down what?   carbohydrates  
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what is the first part of the small intestine?   duodenum  
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what are amino acids?   proteins  
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what is alkaline?   neutralizing mucus  
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what does the large intestine do?   forms feces  
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what gland is under the tongue called?   sublingual gland  
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what does the pancreas do?   produces pancreatic juice  
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what does the liver do?   secretes bile  
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what shape is the stomach?   a J-shape  
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how long is the Ileum?   3 meters long  
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what does Hepatic mean   Liver  
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what gets pulled out of the food after it is chewed?   nutrients  
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what are the bumps on your tongue called?   tastbuds  
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what is the proper name for chewing?   mastication  
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what are the folds in your stomach called?   rugae  
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what is the stuff called that comes out of your stomach?   Chyme  
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what is the first part of the small intestine?   duodenum  
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what is the 2nd part of the small intestine?   Jejunum  
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what is the third part of the small intestine?   Ileum  
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how long is the duodenum?   less than 1 meter long  
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how long is the Jejunum?   about 2 meters long  
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how long is the Ileum?   3 meters long  
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what are the little hairs called in your small intestine?   villi  
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what is the large intestine home to?   bacteria  
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what is the gland called under the tongue called   sublingal  
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what gland is near your jaw bone   submandibular  
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what salivary gland is located in the cheek?   parotid gland  
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what is the tube called that the bolus goes through?   esophagus  
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what does the liver do?   secretes bile  
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what is the acid called that is in your stomach?   HCL  
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what is the alimentary canal?   muscular tube  
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how long is the alimentary canal?   about 8 meters to 10 meters long  
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what is one of the accessory digestive organ?   gall-bladder  
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what is the 2nd accessory digestive organ?   pancreas  
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what is the bottom part of the stomach called?   pylloric sphincter  
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what is the start of the large intestine?   ceccum  
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what is connected to the ceccum?   appendix  
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what is the first large intestine colon called?   ascending  
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what is connected to the ascending colon called?   transverse  
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what is connected to the transverse colon?   descending  
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what is connected to the descending colon?   sigmoid colon  
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what is connected to the sigmoid colon?   rectum  
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what is connected to the rectum?   anus  
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what is the gateway called that pushes the feces out?   sphincter  
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what does the gall-bladder hold?   bile  
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what is the one thing that the pancreas produces?   glucagon  
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what is another thing that the pancreas produces?   Insulin  
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