Digestive Flashcards
Breaks down food into smaller prices(mechanical digestion)
Teeth
Secrete saliva; begin chemical digestion
Salivary glands
Breaks down and builds up biological molecules
Liver
Stores and concentrates bile
Gallbladder
Reabsorbs some water and ions, forms and stores feces
Large intestine
Stores and expels feces
Rectum
Completes digestion, mucus protects gut wall and absorbs nutrients
Small intestine
Hormones regulate blood glucose levels, digest proteins
Pancreas
Stores and churns food, mucus protects stomach wall, limited absorption
Stomach
Transports food
Esophagus
Permits air to enter the airway to the lungs and food to pass in the g tract
Epiglottis
Provides air flow to and from the lungs for respiration
Trachea
Filter for blood as part of the immune systems and fights bacteria
Spleen
Muscle used for inhalation
Diaphragm
Mixes food with saliva and contains taste receptors
Tongue