Digestive System Flashcards
1
Q
Mouth
A
Mechanical digestion starts here
2
Q
Esophagous
A
Digests things mechanically through peristalsis
3
Q
Liver
A
Produces bile
4
Q
Gallblader
A
stores bile
5
Q
Bile
A
Helps digest fats/fat soluble vitamins
6
Q
Stomach
A
Digests things chemically (food mixes with acids - produces chyme) and mechanically (churning)
7
Q
Small intestine
A
Duodenum, jejunum, ileum. Most absorption is here
8
Q
Large intestine
A
Absorbs water forming stool
