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| alimentary canal | the digestive tube, the passageway through which food moves from the mouth to the anus |
| anus | the opening of the digestive tube through which undigested materials are eliminated from the body |
| villi (singlular - villus) | small, finger-like projections in the lining of the small intestine |
| gastrointestinal track (GIT) | the passabeway through which food moves from the mouth to the anus |
| colon | another name for the large intestine |
| salivary glands | the glands that secrete saliva into the mouth |
| esophagus (pl. esophagi) | the tude that is the passageway for food from the mouth to the stomach |
| liver | an organ that secretes bile and removes toxic substances froom the bolld |
| gall bladder | an organ that stores bile produced by the liver |
| stomach | the organ of the digestive track in which food is temporarily stored and partially digested |
| pancreas | an organ that is both an exocrine gland and an endocrine gland and that scretes digestive juice and the hormones insulin and glucagon |
| small intestine | the part of the digestive tract where most chemical digestion and almost all absorption occurs |
| large intestine | the final section of the digestive tract reabsorbs water, absorbs vitamines and eliminates undigested and indigestible material |
| appendix | a small, finger-like pouch where the small intestine joins the large intestine |
| rectum | a structure in which undigested food (feces) is stored prior to elimination for the body |
