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| one way digestive tract of mammals |
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| human digestive tract route: |
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| oral cavity-->pharynx-->esophagus-->stomach-->small intestine-->large intesine |
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| accessory organs of digestion: |
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| salivary glands, pancreas, liver, gall bladder |
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| specialized epithelium that lines most body cavities |
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| mucous membrane or mucosa |
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| mechanical-chewing; chemical-salivary amylase |
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| hydrolyzes starch into simple sugars |
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| cavity that takes food from mouth into esophagus |
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| waves of involuntary muscular contractions |
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| separates esophagus and stomach |
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| cardiac sphincter (or lower esophageal sphincter) |
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| cells of the gastric glands |
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| mucous cells, chief cells, and parietal cells |
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| composed of secretions of the chief cells and the parietal cells |
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| secrete hydrochloric acids |
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| kills bacteria and dissolves intercellular glue holding food together |
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| facilitates conversion of pepsinogen to pepsin |
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| stimulates parietal cells of gastric glands and contractions of stomach |
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| semi-fluid mixture of partially digested food |
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| junction of stomach and small intestine |
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| pyloric sphincter (regulates passage of chyme) |
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| alcohol and certain drugs can be directly absorbed into the systemic circulation through capillaries in the ____ wall |
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| location of completion of chemical digestion |
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| sections of small intestine |
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| extend out of small intestine to increase area |
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| secretions of the intestinal glands, pancreas, liver and gall bladder mix here with chyme |
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| location of most of the digestion |
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| a majority of nutrient absorption occurs... |
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| components of large intestine |
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| structure at tip of cecum |
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| digestion of these beings in mouth |
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| digestion of these beings in stomach |
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| digestion of these beings in the small intestine |
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| water absorption and vitamin K |
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| detox, store nutrients, form urea, build or break down glycogen, produce bile |
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| pancrease secretes pancreatic juices into the |
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| amino acids, hydrolyzed fats, water, monosaccharides, and vitamins |
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| filtration of blood in the kidneys occurs at |
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| the glomerulus and browmans capsule |
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