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Chapter 18
Anatomy
mouth | mixes food with salivary secretions; taste, chewing |
salivary glands | lubricate food; produce buffers and enzymes that begin digestion |
pharynx | passageway shared with respiratory system, leads to esophagus |
esophagus | delivers food to stomach |
stomach | secretes acids and digestive enzymes that break down proteins |
small intestine | secretes enzymes and other factors for nutrient digestion; absorbs nutrients |
liver | secretes bile needed for lipid digestion; synthesizes blood proteins; stores lipid and carbohydrate reserves |
gallbladder | stores bile for release into small intestine |
pancreas | secretes digestive enzymes and buffers into small intestine; produces hormones |
large intestine | removes water from nondigested material; stores wastes |
anus | opening to exterior for discharge of feces |