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Digestive System Review
STCMS HUMAN BODY SYSTEM
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Science
7th Grade
04/25/2011

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this process allows you to swallow food while standing on your head
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peristalsis
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pepsin
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an enzyme that digests protein in the stomach
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bread, cereal, potatoes and rice are examples of carbohydrates or starches that provide
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energy to the body
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a teabag in water demonstrates the process of
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passive transport
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surface area of a solid rectangle that is 2 by 2 by 2 centimeters
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24 square centimeters
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This organ does most of the chemical digestion
Definition
small intestine
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Digestion of protein begins in this organ
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stomach
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Excess water is released back into the blood stream by this organ
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large intestine
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When peristalsis is too fast in the large intestine, this condition could occur
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diarrhea
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Chemical and mechanical digestion of fat occurs in this organ
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small intestine
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This is the storage area for waste
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rectum
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This organ has no known function
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appendix
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This organ provides pancreatic juice
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pancreas
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This organ receives bile and pancreatic juice
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large intestine
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This organ stores bile
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gall bladder
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Ulcers can form in this organ
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stomach
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This organ produces bile
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liver
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The process of greater concentration of molecules to lesser concentration is called
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diffusion
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The movement of lesser concentration of molecules to greater is called
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active transport
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Another name for diffusion is
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passive transport
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No digestion occurs in this organ
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large intestine
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