7 Flashcards
1
Q
What do accessory organs do ?
A
Releasing secretions to break down food
2
Q
What are the accessory organs ?
A
The liver pancreas appendix salivary and stomach glands
3
Q
What does the liver do ?
A
Secretes bile for lipid digestion
4
Q
What does the pancreas produce ?
A
Insulin Glucagon, pancreatic juice containing digestive enzymes
5
Q
The pancreatic juices go ?
A
To the small intestine
6
Q
Where is the gallbladder in the body ?
A
Under the liver
7
Q
What does the gallbladder do?
A
Stores bile
8
Q
What is the gallbladder like after meals ?
A
flat and empty
9
Q
Before meals the gallbladder is?
A
Full of bile
10
Q
What is the appendix for ?
A
Good bacteria stays there