digestive system labeled Flashcards
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teeth
for chewing
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tongue
for manipulation of food for chewing and swallowing
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submandibular salivary gland
left side shown, moisten food and starts chemical digestion.
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parotid salivary gland
left side shown, moisten food and starts chemical digestion.
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pharynx
first passageway for food to be swallowed.
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gallbladder
stores and concentrates bile, for mechanically emulsifying fats in the duodenum
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appendix
lymphatic / immune tissue to help destroy microbes.
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pancreas
secretes digestive enzymes and hormones.
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transverse colon
the horizontal portion of the large intestine.
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rectum
the last portion of the colon, contains the anal canal.
