Digestive, Skeletal, & Muscular System Flashcards
Organ System:
1. System responsible for breaking down food into substances which can be absorbed and utilized by the body for growth and energy.
Digestive System
Organ System:
Digestive System:
Parts and their Functions:
1. The initial digestion that receives food by ingestion
Mouth
Organ System:
Digestive System:
Parts and their Functions:
1. Gland that releases a secretion called saliva into the oral cavity to aid in ingestion.
Salivary Glands
Organ System:
Digestive System:
Parts and their Functions:
1. Accessory digestive organ that helps in biting and chewing of foods.
Teeth
Organ System:
Digestive System:
Parts and their Functions:
1. Passageway that carries food to the esophagus and air to the lungs
Pharynx
Organ System:
Digestive System:
Parts and their Functions:
1. Muscular tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach through peristalsis.
Esophagus
Organ System:
Digestive System:
1. Involuntary wave-like contractions of muscles that are involved in the food movement in the digestive tract.
Peristalsis
Organ System:
Digestive System:
Parts and their Functions:
1. Mixing chamber and holding reservoir of food.
2. Produces a digestive fluid called hydrochloric acid
Stomach
Organ System:
Digestive System:
1. Digestive fluid that destroys harmful microorganisms present in the food particles.
Hydrochloric acid
Organ System:
Digestive System:
Parts and their Functions:
1. Produces enzymes that will help in digestion
Pancreas
Organ System:
Digestive System:
Parts and their Functions:
1. Removes toxin from the body’s blood supply
2. Produces bile
Liver
Organ System:
Digestive System:
Parts and their Functions:
1. Stores and secretes bile
Gallbladder
Organ System:
Digestive System:
Parts and their Functions:
1. Thin, long tube that further digests food
Small Intestine
Organ System:
Digestive System:
Parts and their Functions:
1. Thick, long tube that absorbs water and consists of bacteria that support the breakdown of waste
Large Intestine
Organ System:
Digestive System:
Parts and their Functions:
1. Passageway of feces for exit
Anus