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Fetal pig vocab
Digestive system
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Biology
11th Grade
05/13/2011

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Teeth
Definition
Mechanically breakdown food
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Salivary glands
Definition
Secrete enzymes to begin chemical breakdown of foods and lubricate food for swallowing
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Esophagus
Definition
Transports food to stomach
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Duodenum
Definition
Receives chyme from the stomach along with secretory enzymes from the gallbladder and pancreas
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Stomach
Definition
Produces hydrochloric acid and pepsinogen that aid in the chemical breakdown of food
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Liver
Definition
Produces bile, converts glucose to glycogen for storage, detoxifies many constituents of the absorbed disgested compounds
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Gallbladder
Definition
Stores bile for breakdown of fats
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Pancreas
Definition
Produces digestive enzymes and delivers them through the pancreatic duct to the duodenum
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Jejunum
Definition
Responsible for the majority of nutrient absorption and reabsoption of water
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Ileum
Definition
Continues the process of nutrient absoption and reabsorption of water
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Cecum
Definition
In adult herbivores, a large structure containing anaerobic bacteria and protozoans responsible for breakdown of cellulose. This structure has a reduced appearance and function in carnivores and omnivores
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Colon
Definition
Responsible for reabsoption of water and elctrolytes; produces feces
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Rectum
Definition
Final site of water reabsoption and feces production
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Anus
Definition
Regulates egestion of undigested food (feces) from the body
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