Digestive System Flashcards

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Two primary functions of the digestive system

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Eliminate waste from the body and change food into forms the body can use

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Accessory organ in the digestive system

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Liver

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First step in the digestive process

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Ingestion

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Proper name for the cone-shaped flap of tissue that prevents food from entering the nasal cavity

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Uvula

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Example of mechanical digestion

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Chewing food

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Example of chemical digestion

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Saliva breaking down starches in the mouth

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Where food moves after being chewed

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Esophagus

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What begins breaking down complex carbohydrates into simple sugars

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Salivary amylase

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Muscular ring between the esophagus and stomach

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Esophageal sphincter

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Proper term for inflammation of the pancreas

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Pancreatitis