| A | B |
|---|
| Oral Cavity | (aka. mouth) mechanical digestion |
| Anus | stores waste |
| Tougue | pushes food around and pushes to back of throat |
| Salivary Glands | glands where saliva is made |
| pharynx | (aka. throat) food enters as a bolus |
| Liver | 208 functions - important organs |
| Esophagus | 9-10" long; peristalsis-involving muscle contractions |
| Gallbladder | stores bile and releases into common bile duct to small intestine |
| Stomach | food storage; food churning and mixing |
| Pancreas | secretes pancreatic juices into the first part of the small intestine |
| Small Intestine | most chemical digestion takes place here and the absorption of nutrients |
| Appendix | small vestigial organ where SI and LI join |
| Large Intestine | (aka.colon) 5'x 2 1/2" wide |
| Villi | in small intestine |
| Rectum | releases waste |
