7.03 Digestive and Endocrine Systems Flashcards
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Coprography
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when an animal or the same animals eats their feces.
2
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The final product of the stomachache’s digestion is called:
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chyme
3
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duodenum
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the first area of the large intestine that the chyme enters
4
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role of the small intestine
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absorb the nutrients out of they chyme, and push it out to the large intestine.
5
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role of large intestines
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absorb most of the water from the chyme
6
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Pancreas:
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produce;
-hormones that regulate sugar levels in the blood
- enzymes that break down proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids in the digestive track
- sodium carbonate, a base that neutralizes stomach acid that enters the duodenum in order to keep that acid from deactivating the enzymes in this part of the digestive system