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organ function
Question | Answer |
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anus | releases feces |
esophagus | a muscular tube that propels swallowed food to the stomach |
gallbladder | stores bile and concentrate |
large intestine | absorbs water and electrolytes resulting in semisolid feces |
liver | breaks sown fats, converts glucose to glycogen produces urea, makes amino acids, filters harmful substances, storage of vitamins and minerals, maintains glucose levels. |
mouth | where food enters and is chewed |
pancreas | secretes pancreatic juice, insulin duodenum glucagon and somatostatin into the bloodstream |
pharynx | passageway for food fluids, and inhaled air |
pituitary gland | "master gland" |
rectum | holds feces until released fron the body by the anus |
salivary glands | make saliva and helps food go down the esophagus |
small intestine | site of most enzymatic digestion and absorption of nutrients. |
stomach | temporary storage tank to breakdown food. |