23A Digestive Organs

where food enters the alimentary canal

• oral cavity

• esophagus

• stomach

• small intestine

where digestion of food begins

• oral cavity

• esophagus

• stomach

• small intestine

• large intestine

no digestion occurs; only function is to move the bolus

• oral cavity

• esophagus

• stomach

• small intestine

the most acidic environment in the alimentary canal

• oral cavity

• esophagus

• stomach

• small intestine

• large intestine

where most nutrients are absorbed

• oral cavity

• esophagus

• stomach

• small intestine

• large intestine

contains small projections along the wall called villi

• oral cavity

• esophagus

• stomach

• small intestine

• large intestine

primarily absorbs water

• oral cavity

• esophagus

• stomach

• small intestine

• large intestine

stores solid waste until it is time to excrete it from the body

• oral cavity

• esophagus

• stomach

• small intestine

• large intestine

where most digestive enzymes are secreted into

• oral cavity

• esophagus

• stomach

• small intestine

• large intestine

makes bile

• pancreas

• liver

• gallbladder

• appendix

• salivary glands