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| Produces the enzymes to digest proteins, fats and carbohydrates in the small intestine. Insulin is also produced here. |
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| The organ that mixes food in the mouth and makes swallowing occur. |
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| Micro-organisms digest cellulose in this modified part of the stomach. |
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| Produces saliva containing Amylase. |
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| Carries food from the mouth to the stomach. |
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| This muscle controls the passage of food out of the stomach. |
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| Both food and air pass along this. |
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| Indigestible matter held here before defecation. |
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| A bag made of muscle where food is held. Gastric juice and HCL are added here. |
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| Where food is mixed with bile and where digestion of proteins, fats and carbs occurs. A large surface area is full of villi which enables absorbtion. |
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| Water and salts are absorbed here. |
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| Where micro-organisms digest fibre in rabbits and horses. |
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| Hardest substance in the body; covers the tooth. |
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| Found under the enamel of the tooth. |
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| Chisel-shaped teeth at the front of the mouth which capture and hold prey. |
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| The way in which the number of the different kinds of teeth of mammals can be expressed. |
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| A space in the mouth of rodents and herbivores where the canines would normally sit. |
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| These teeth keep growing throughout the life of the animal. Eg, horse, rodents. |
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| These teeth are used for grinding. |
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| Long, cone shaped teeth. Well developed in carnivores, form tusks in male pigs which pierce the prey. |
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| These teeth are found in carnivores. They are formed from premolars and molars and are used for shearing flesh. |
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| The rhythmic contraction of the smooth muscle in the gut wall to push food along the digestive tract. |
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| Functions of this organ include: making bile, producing heat, storing vitamin A, storing glycogen, storing iron, removing toxin molecules from the blood and making blood proteins. |
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| Amylase digests carbohydrates to produce ? |
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| Lipase digests fats (lipids)to produce ? |
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| Pepsin and protease digest proteins to produce ? |
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| Moves up to cover the naso-pharynx. |
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