| A | B |
|---|
| stomach | churns, digests and stores food |
| gallbladder | stores bile |
| pancreas | secretes digestive enzymes |
| small intestine | digests and absorbs most of the nutrients |
| colon | absorbs water and forms feces |
| salivary glands | creates slaiva to break down and lubricate food |
| villi | projections in the small intestine that absorbs nutrients |
| peristalsis | muscular contractions that move and mix food through the digestive system |
| liver | produces bili, stores nutrients, detoxifies harmful substances |
| bladder | stores urine |
| kidney | regulates the amount of water in the body and filters the blood |
| urethra | outlet of the bladder to the outside |
| ureters | connect the kidneys to the bladder |
| nephron | unit in a kidney that makes urine |
| rectum | last part of the lg. intestine that stores feces |
