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| What is the function of the oral cavity? | Mechanical digestion. It contains teeth, the tongue, and the saliva. |
| What is the saliva, and the function? | It's 99% water, and it breaks down starch with enzymes. |
| What is another name of the pharynx? | Throat. |
| What is the function of the tongue? | It pushed the food down the throat (Pharynx). |
| What does the food enter the pharynx as? | Bolus. |
| What is the esophagus? | A tube that leads food to the stomach. |
| What is peristalsis? | Involuntary muscle contractions, pushing food to the stomach. |
| What is the function of the stomach? | Food storage, mechanical digestion of food, and some chemical digestion of the bolus using gastric juices. |
| How many functions does the liver have? | 208 |
| What is the chemical that the liver produces? | Bile. |
| What does bile do? | Breaks fats into smaller pieces. |
| What is the function of the gall bladder? | Stores bile and releases it into the small intestine. |
| What is the function of the pancreas? | Secretes pancreatic juices in the small intestine. |
| What is in the pancreatic jucies? | PAL enzymes. |
| What are the PAL enzymes? | Proteases, Amylases, Lipases |
| What does the small intestine do? | Chemical digestion, and absorbs nutrients. |
| What is Villi? | They are made up of capillaries, and lacteals |
| What is the singular for Villi? | Villus. |
| What does the Villi do? | It absorbes the nutrients. |
| What is the Large intestine called? | The colon. |
| What is the percent of water intake in the large intestine? | 75% |
| What does the Large intestine do? | Forms feces. |
| What does the large intestine need? | Roughage. |
| What is the Appendix? | A vestigial organ where the small intestine and the large intestine join. |
| What is appendicitis? | The inflammation of the appendix due to bacterial growth. |
| What is an appendectomy? | The removal of the appendix. |
| What do the salivary glands do? | Release saliva in the oral cavity to break down starches (with enzymes). |
| What is the function of the Rectum and the Anus? | It stores and releases wastes. |
| How many types of digestion are there? | Two; Intracellular, and extracellular. |
