Accessory Organs and Glands Flashcards
Are considered digestive helpers
Liver and pancreas
Produces hormones responsible for controlling the level of glucose in the blood
Pancreas
Has a range of other function
Liver
3 pairs of salivary glands that open into the mouth cavity via ducts that release a secretion called
Saliva
The _____ in saliva helps to soften the food
Mucin
The enzyme that chemically digests cooked starch into disaccharide maltose
Ptyalin also called salivary amylase
Largest gland in our body
Liver
3 attached blood vessels in the liver
Hepatic portal vein, hepatic vein, and artery
One of its many important functions is to aid digestion by producing an alkaline, greenish-yellow liquid, containing bile salts and bile pigments called
Bile
Bile is temporarily stored inna greenish-yellow bag attached to the liver called
Gallbladder
Bile is not and enzyme, it doesn’t chemically digest food but it dies help in breaking up of large fat particles into smaller ones through the process
Emulsification
Other important functions of the liver
Protein synthesis, Iron storage, detoxification, and heat production
Is a soft triangular gland lying between the small intestine and the stomach
Pancreas
Is a mixture of digestive enzymes
Pancreatic juice
The pancreas also secretes the hormone
Insulin
