Alimentary Canal Flashcards

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Mouth

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first part of the alimentary canal, receives food and starts mechanical digestion by mastication.
Cheeks, lips, tongue, palates, teeth

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Pharynx

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Throat, connects the nasal and oral cavities with larynx and esophagus
Nasopharynx, oropharynx, laryngopharynx

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Esophagus

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leads to the stomach, straight and collapsible

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Stomach

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Relieves food from esophagus, begins digestion of proteins

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