Digestive System I

Copy the diagram and, the names of the organs, and the definitions below. On the first line write the letter to the location of the organ. On the second line write the number of the definition that corresponds to
 each organ.

 Appendix ____  ____

Common bile duct ____  ____
Duodenum ____  ____
Esophagus ____  ____
Gall bladder ____  ____
Large intestines ____  ____
Liver ____  ____
Pancreas ____  ____
Rectum ____  ____
Salivary gland ____  ____
Small intestines ____  ____
Stomach ____  ____

1. It is the first section of the small intestine where most of the chemical digestion takes place.

2. Its function is to absorb water from the remaining indigestible food matter, and then to pass useless waste material from the body
3. It is the final straight portion of the large intestine, it acts as a temporary storage site for feces.
4. It is located near the junction of the small intestine and the large intestine.
5. It is a gland organ in the digestive and endocrine system. It is both an endocrine gland producing several important hormones, including, glucagon, and somatostatin, as well as a digestive organ, secreting a juice containing digestive enzymes that assist the absorption of nutrients.
6. Glands with ducts that produce a substance that moistens food. They also secrete amylase, an enzyme that breaks down starch into maltose
7. It is the part of the gastrointestinal tract following the stomach and followed by the large intestine, and is where much of the digestion and absorption of food takes place.
8. The conduction of bile is the main function of this structure.
9. It is a small organ that aids mainly in fat digestion and concentrates bile produced by the liver.
10. It is a vital organ that has a wide range of functions, including detoxification, protein synthesis, and production of biochemicals necessary for digestion
11. It is a muscular, hollow, dilated part of the alimentary canal which functions as an important organ of the digestive tract. It is involved in the second phase of digestion, following mastication (chewing).
12. It is an organ in which consists of a muscular tube through which food passes from the pharynx to the stomach.

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Anorexia, Binge, Bolus, Bulimia, Chyme, Constipation, Diarrhea, Emesis, Gastroenteritis, Jaundice, Mumps, Purge, Tarry stools.

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