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RBMS Digestive
Digestive System
Question | Answer |
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Digestive System | provides nutrients and energy from food/drinks for all body cells |
mechanical digestion | physically making food smaller (by mashing, chopping, or grinding) |
chemical digestion | breaking down food with acid and enzymes. |
chyme | soupy food after it’s begun mechanical & chemical digestion. |
Peristalsis | is the process of smooth muscles pushing food along the digestive track |
Esophagus | tube connecting mouth to stomach |
Stomach | muscular bag that squeezes food & acid together (mech & chem) |
Small Intestine | long, skinny organ that absorbs food’s nutrients into blood (chem) |
Large Intestine | wide,short organ that absorbs water & vitamins from leftover chyme (chem) |
Rectum | stores feces (undigested solid waste) |
Anus | opening that releases feces |
Liver | makes bile (green fluid) to break down fats (chem) |
Gallbladder | stores bile, then sends it to small intestine. |
Pancreas | secretes enzymes & neutralizes stomach acid (chem) |
Appendix | small, hook-like organ with no function in humans. |