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IT IS THE SYSTEM OF THE BODY RESPONSIBLE FOR GETTING FOOD INTO AND OUT OF THE BODY AND FOR MAKING USE OF FOOD TO KEEP THE BODY HEALTHY

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DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

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IT IS THE PROCESS OF MECHANICAL AND CHEMICAL BREAKDOWN WHEREBY LARGE FOOD MOLECULES ARE BROKEN DOWN INTO SOLUBLE AN DIFFUSIBLE MOLECULES THAT CAN BE ABSORBED INTO THE BODY CELLS

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DIGESTION

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INVOLES THE PHYSICAL PROCESSES OF CHEWING,GRINDING , AND MIXING FOOD

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MECHANICAL DIGESTION

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RELIES ON THE POWERFUL ACTIONS OF ENZYMES THAT THE MAIN AND ACCESSORY ORGANS OF DIGESTION SECRETE

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CHEMICAL DIGESTION

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PROCESS WHER THE NUTRIENTS OBTAINED FROM THE FOOD ARE TRANSPORTED TO THE BODY CELLS VIA BLOOD CIRCULATION

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ABSORPTION

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HAPPENS IN THE SMALL INTESTINES

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ABSORPTION

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ARE TINY-FINGER LIKE STRUCTURES THAT PROTRUDE FROM THE CELL MEMBRANE

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MICROVILLI

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COVERED WITH EPITELIAL CELLS AND SUPPLIED WITH BLOOD BY CAPILARIES

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MICROVILLI

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FUNCTIONS FOR ASSIMILATION,ADHESION AND AIDS IN THE SECRETION OF SUBSTANCES

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MICROCVILLI

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A MUSCULAR PATHWAY THAT BEGINS AT THE MOUTH AND TERMINATES AT THE ANUS

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DIGESTIVE TRACT OR ALIMENTARY CANAL

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ARE ORGANS NOT DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN DIGESTION BUT RELEASE SUBSTANCES INTO THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

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ACCESSORY GLANDS

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ORGANS OF THE DIGESTIVE TRACT

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MOUTH
PHARYNX
ESOPHAGUS
STOMACH
SMALL INTESTINE
LARGE INTESTINE

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ACCESORY GLANDS

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SALIVARY GLANDS
LIVER
PANCREAS

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ALSO KNOWN AS THE ORAL CAVITY

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MOUTH

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THE FIRST ORGAN OF DIGESTION WHERE FOOD BEGINS ITS TRAVEL THROUGH THE DIGESTIVE TRACT

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MOUTH

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RECEIVE FOOD THOUGH A PROCESS CALLED

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INGESTION

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CONTAINS SEVERAL SUBSTANCES THAT ARE IMPORTANT IN FOOD PROCESSING

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SALIVA

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THERE ARE ____ PAIRS OF SALIVARY GLANDS IN THE MOUTH WHICH RELEASES SALIVA THROUGH _____

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THREE , DUCTS

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USED FOR CUTTING,SMASHING, AND GRINDING SOLID FOOD , MAKING IT EASIER TO SWALLOW AND TO BE ACTED UPON BY DIGESTIVE ENZYMES

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TEETH

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CHISEL SHAPED TEETH , USED FOR CUTTING AND BITING OFF SMALL PIESED OF FOOD

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INCISORS

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LONGER AND POINTED TEETH , USED FOR TEARING OFF LONGER PIECES OF FOOD

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CANINES

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BROAD AND BUMBY TEETH , USED FOR GRINDING FOOD

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MOLARS AND PREMOLARS

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Where openings leading to the esophagus and the tracheA

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PHARYNX

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To prevent the entering of food particles and water to the trachea, a piece of flap-like cartilage called

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EPIGLOTTIS

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covers the larynx during the swallowing process

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EPIGLOTTIS

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Also known as gullet

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ESOPHAGUS

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Conveys chewed food from the pharynx to the stomach.

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ESOPHAGUS

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Conveys chewed food from the pharynx to the stomach.

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ESOPHAGUS

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Contains smooth muscles that causes rhythmic, wavelike contractions of the walls of the guts

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ESOPHAGUS

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rhythmic, wavelike contractions of the walls of the guts

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peristalsis

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An expanded J-shaped organ located in the upper left region of the abdominal cavity

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STOMACH

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Lies beneath the diaphragm and partly covered by the liver

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STOMACH

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separates the esophagus from the region of the stomach

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Cardiac sphincter

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lies between the far end of the stomach and the small intestine

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Pyloric sphincter

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dilute solution of HCl and the enzyme pepsin

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GASTRIC JUICES

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Usually, the food remains in the stomach for about

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3 to 6 hours

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the partially digested food becomes liquefied, forming

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CHYME

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Longest part of the digestive tract or alimentary canal

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SMALL INTESTINE

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About 6 meters or 20 feet in length

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SMALL INTESTINE

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first 25 cm of the small intestine

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Duodenum

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he next two-fifths of the small intestine

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Jejunum

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the remaining portion of the small intestine

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Ileum

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the colon, last section of the digestive system

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LARGE INTESTINE

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horse-shoe shaped, like an inverted letter U

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LARGE INTESTINE

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About 1.5 meter or 5 feet in length

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LARGE INTESTINE

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Process where the remaining solid waste material is eliminated from the body as feces

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DEFECATION

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Secretes saliva in the oral cavity which moistens food and facilitates the process of chewing and swallowing

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SALIVARY GLANDS

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chewing

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MASTICATION

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swallowing

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DEGLUTITION

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Largest glandular organ of the body

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LIVER

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Reddish brown located in the upper portion of the abdominal cavity

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LIVER

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Main function is the production of bile

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LIVER

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helps in the breaking
up of fat particles into
smaller ones

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BILE

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It is a muscular pouch beneath the liver where bile is stored

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GALL BLADDER

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A long, whitish gland located behind the stomach and close to the small intestine, liver, and spleen.

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PANCREAS

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Secretes pancreatic juice, sodium bicarbonate, and insulin

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PANCREAS

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Helps to break down proteins, starches and fats

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PANCREAS

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