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| valve of circular muscle that prevents stomach contents from backing into esophagus |
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| muscular valve that controls release of stomach contents |
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| large intestine (or colon) |
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| reabsorbs water and stores undigested fecal material |
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| active in nutrient processing and detoxification. important organ for carbs, lipids, amino acids, and metabolism, and produces nitrogenous wastes. also stores glycogen and produces bile which is store in the gall bladder |
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| produces enzymes that break down proteins, lipids, carbs, and nucleic acids. also produces two hormones that control blood sugar (glucose) levels. |
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| causes liver to lower blood sugar levels by removing glucose from blood and storying it as glycogen (animal starch) |
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| control water and ion concentration and remove nitrogenous wastes from the blood |
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| involved in immune defense and contain white blood cells |
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| contains white blood cells and stores red blood cells for recycling and stores platelets |
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