| A | B |
|---|
| Oral Cavity | mechanically digests and also chemically digests |
| Tongue | moves food around and pushes to back of the throat |
| Pharynx | throat where food enters as a bolus |
| Esophagus | 9-10" long food tube that uses peristalsis |
| Stomach | muscular sac that stores food and also churns and mixes food-gastric juices |
| Small Intestine | most chemical digestion takes place here and the absorption of nutrients |
| Large Intestine | reabsorption of water and forms feces |
| Rectum | where feced is excreted |
| Anus | where feces is excreted |
| Salivary Glands | accessory organ-3 pairs |
| Liver | important organ-208 functions-produces bile |
| Gallbladder | stores bile and releases into common bile duct to S.I. |
| Pancreas | secretes pancreatic juices into the first part of the S.I. |
| Appendix | small vestigal organ where S.I. and L.I. join |
| Villi | absorbs nutrients |
