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Flashcards in Frog Digestive System Deck (19)
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1
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help to process the food consumed into small molecules, which then can be easily absorbed and the utilized by the cells of the body

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digestive sytem

2
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receives food

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buccal cavity

3
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transfer food to esophagus

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pharynx

4
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traps insects to be eaten

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mouth

5
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connects the pharynx to the ear

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eustachian tubes

6
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consisting vocal cords and the sitlikeopening between them

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glottis

7
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tube that connects the mouth and the stomach in frog, transfers food to the stomach

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esophagus

8
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stores food and mixes it with enzymes to begin digestion, temporary storage and initial digestion of food

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stomach

9
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contains the pyloric valve which regulates the flow of the food into the duodenum

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pylorus

10
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chemical digestion of food

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duodenum

11
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site of most absorption of digested food

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ileum

12
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principal organ of digestion and absorption of digested food

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small intestine

13
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stores undigested food

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large intestine

14
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site of fecal formation and absorption of water

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rectum

15
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passage of the feces, urine and sperm or ova

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cloaca

16
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accessory organs

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salivary glands
pancreas
liver
gall bladder

17
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produce secretions that assist the organ of the alimentary canal

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accessory organs

18
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secretes bile

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liver

19
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a sac that serves for the storage of bile

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gall bladder