Digestive System Flashcards
1
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Digestive system
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-Ingestion
-digestion
-absorption
-elimination
2
Q
Process of digestive system
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+Mouth-Tongue -Fond of carbs
Teeth- mechanical breakdown into a bolus
+ Pharynx-throat
+ esophagus-20 cm
+ stomach- low pH, moves along (peristalsis), (likes protein)
+Chyme- small intestines 18-20 ft (likes fats and vitamins and minerals)
+large intestine-colon 5 ft (retains water and eliminates waste (defecates))
3
Q
Accessory organs
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-liver (helps filter blood, makes bile, stores fat, helps make clotting factors)
-gallbladder (stores bile)
-pancreas (behind the stomach, secretes pancreatic juices)
4
Q
GI tract = alimentary canal
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