| A | B |
|---|
| oral cavity | mouth, mechanical digestion |
| tongue | moves food around and pushes food to back of throat |
| pharynx | throat, food enters as a bolus |
| esophagus | food tube to stomach |
| stomach | muscular sac that holds 2 liters of food/ liquid |
| small intestine | most chemical digestion takes place here and the absorption of nutrients |
| large intestine | also called the colon |
| rectum | stores wastes |
| anus | releases wastes |
| salivary glands | makes saliva |
| liver | 208 functions |
| gallbladder | stores bile and releases into common bile duct to small intestine |
| pancreas | secretes pancreatic juices |
| appendix | small vestigial organ where small intestine and large intestine join |
| villi (in small intestine) | absorption takes place |
