Teen Health-Ch 13 Lesson 4- Digestive and Excretory

The group of organs that work together to break down foods into substances your cells can use.

• Respiratory System

• Circulatory System

• Digestive System

• Excretory System

A digestive juice produced by the salivary glands in your mouth.

• Saliva

• Enzymes

• Digestion

• Veins

Proteins that affect the many body processes.

• Saliva

• Enzymes

• Digestion

• Kidneys

The process by which the body breaks down food into smaller pieces that can be absorbed by the blood and sent to each cell in your body.

• Respiration

• Digestion

• Peristalsis

• Stress Management

Coiled tube between 20 and 23 feet long, in which about 90 percent of digestion takes place.

• Large Intestine

• Colon

• Small Intestine

• Kidneys

These group of organs work together to remove wastes.

• Nervous System

• Excretory System

• Endocrine System

• Skeletal System

Organs that filter water and dissolved wastes from the blood that help maintain proper levels of water and salts in the body.

• Livers

• Kidneys

• Ulcers

• Stomachs

Another name for the Large Intestine is what?

• Small intestine

• Colon

• Ulcher

• Thymus

Digestive gland that secrets a substance called bile which helps digest fats.

• Liver

• Gallbladder

• Pancreas

• Ulcer

Small, saclike organ that stores bile until needed in small amounts.

• Liver

• Gallbladder

• Urinary bladder

• ureters