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Chapter 22 Digestive system! Vocabulary

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AB
Gall BladderStores green digestive juice called bile
Small Intestinemost chemical digestion takes place here
Epiglottisflap of skin that closes of the wind pipe
Villifinger like projections inthe small intestine that increase surface area
Proteinrepairs cells and affects the rate of chemical reactions
Carbohydratesmain source of energy for your body, sugar, starch and cellulose
Pancreasmakes insulin a hormone that breaks down proteins, starches and fats
Large Intestineabsorbs water
Saturated Fatssolid at room temperature found in meats
Unsaturated Fatsliquid at room temperature found in corn, soybeans and fish
Duodenumfirst part of the small intestine where most of digestion occurs
Pepsinenzyme found in stomach, it breaks down proteins
Peristalsismuscular movement that pushes food through the esophagus
Organiccontains carbon
Inorganicdoesn't contain carbon
Celluoseis a complex carbohydrates that can not be broken down

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