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The Digestive System Parts
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7th Grade
02/13/2012

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Teeth
Definition
Crushes food into smaller pieces to aid in swallowing
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Liver
Definition
Secretes bile which breaks fat into smaller pieces
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Gall bladder
Definition
Stores bile until needed in the small intestine
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Large intestine
Definition
absorbs water and vitamins and stores and releases waste
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Small intestine
Definition
Digestion is completed here. Nutrients are absorbed by the villi into the bloodstream. 
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Rectum
Definition
End of large intestine. Stores waste until ready to be expelled. 
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Anus
Definition
Opening to expell feces
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Mouth
Definition
Allows food to enter the body. Starts to break up carbohydrates with enzymes in saliva. Contains the teeth and tongue. 
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Salivary glands
Definition
Makes saliva to begin carbohydrate digestion and to moistenf food.  
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Esophagus
Definition
Long tube that connects the mouth to the stomach. Uses peristalsis. 
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Stomach
Definition
Chruns food into chyme. Protien digestion begins due to gastric juice (enzymes and hydrochloric acid.) 
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Pancreas
Definition
Secretes pancreatic jusice into the small intestine to neutralize the stomach acid and to digest ALL types of food.  
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