chapter 6 organ definitions

Question 1

system by which food travels through the body and is digested or broken down into absorbable forms.

Answer 1

digestive system

Question 2

muscular sac between the esophagus and the small intestine where digestion of food begins.

Answer 2

stomach

Question 3

the muscular tube between the stomach and the large intestine, divided into the duodenum, the jejunum, and the ileum, that receives partially digested food from the stomach and continues digestion. Nutrients are absorbed by the body through its walls.

Answer 3

small intestine

Question 4

the muscular tube that removes water from waste products received from the small intestine and moves anything not absorbed by the body toward excretion from the body.

Answer 4

Large intestine (colon)

Question 5

the largest organ of the body, which produces bile to assist in breakdown of fats and assists in the metabolism of various substances in the body.

Answer 5

liver

Question 6

a sac on the underside of the liver that stores bile produced by the liver.

Answer 6

gallbladder

Question 7

a gland located behind the stomach that produces insulin and juices that assist in digestion of food in the duodenum of the small intestine. The pancreas also functions as part of the endocrine system.

Answer 7

pancreas

Question 8

an organ located in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen that acts as a blood filtration system and a reservoir for reserves of blood.

Answer 8

spleen

Question 9

does nothing really

Answer 9

appendix