Digestive System Review

the only place where ingestion occurs

• tounge

• liver

• esophagus

• mouth

organ that receives bolus & where mechanical and chemical digestion occurs

• liver

• stomach

• pancreas

• gallbladder

hollow muscular tube that runs posterior to the heart

• esophagus

• large intestine

• small intestine

• stomach

location where bacteria digest what's left before defecation

• small intestines

• stomach

• large intestine

• rectum

chyme first enters this structure through the duodenum

• small intestine

• mouth

• large intestine

• stomach

muscle in the oral cavity that aids in propulsion

• small intestine

• esophagus

• tongue

• gallbladder

holding center for bile when not needed

• pancreas

• stomach

• gallbladder

• small intestine

directs food towards the stomach and not the lungs

• small intestine

• mouth

• pharynx

• esophagus

arguably the most essential organ in the metabolism of carbs

• small intestine

• stomach

• pancreas

• gallbladder

largest gland in the body that sits below the diaphragm

• liver

• esophagus

• gallbladder

• stomach