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Digestive system

Mmm mmm good!

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GI systemGastrointestinal

______ – stomachIntestinal - intestine

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PurposeBreaks down ____ to be ______

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One way passage

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MouthTasteChewing: _________

SalivaThroat sized _____

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saliva_________ foods___ microorganismsAmylase- long _______ molecules

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Pharynx

Top of esophagus______- prevent food from wrong tube

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EsophagusTube to stomach

________Sphincter

LES

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Stomach3 glands

_______________

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______ is madeProteins are broken down by Pepsin

Fats (____) & carbos later

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_______ valveBetween stomach & small intestine

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Small intestineMajority of absorbtion of nutrients

_____

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_________the C-shaped first

part; the jejunum, the coiled midsection; the ileum

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PancreasEnzymes to digest carbs, fats (_____) and proteins

Has Sodium bicarbonate to neutralize _____

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LiverSecretes _____Bile stored in ____ ______

Bile has salts used to break down lipids with ______.

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AppendixNo function in humans

Glucose ______ in some animals

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Large Intestine“colon”Water _________

Passes feces