e.g Accessory organs

Question 1

produce saliva, which moistens the mouth to help a person chew and swallow food.

Answer 1

SALIVARY GLANDS

Question 2

performs many essential functions related to digestion, metabolism, immunity, and the storage of nutrients within the body.

Answer 2

LIVER

Question 3

a small storage organ located inferior and posterior to the liver. holds bile produced in the liver until it is needed for digesting fatty foods in the duodenum of the small intestine.

Answer 3

GALLBLADDER

Question 4

has an endocrine function and it has an exocrine function.

Answer 4

PANCREAS

Question 5

Enzymes, or digestive juices, are secreted by the pancreas into the small intestine.

Answer 5

EXOCRINE FUNCTION

Question 6

pancreas also produces the hormone insulin and glucagon, which are secreted into the bloodstream to regulate the body’s glucose or sugar level.

Answer 6

ENDOCRINE FUNCTION

Question 7

The function of the (?) is unknown. One theory is that the appendix acts as a storehouse for good bacteria.

Answer 7

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