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SCIENCE 1.4

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Total cards: 24•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
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Is referred to as the digestive system or alimentary canal; specializes in breaking down food for absorption and distribution to the rest of the body.

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Gastrointestinal system

#2
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absorbs the digested nutrients

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Blood vessels

#3
Front (Question)

organs of the digestive system?

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Salivary Glands liver gallbladder pancreas mouth pharynx stomach small intestine large intestine rectum anus

#4
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secretes saliva, which contains enzymes that initiate breakdown of carbohydrates

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salivary glands

#5
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produces bile which emulsifies fat

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liver

#6
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stores bile and introduces it into the small intestine

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gallbladder

#7
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produces and secretes digestive enzymes and bicarbonate ions into the small intestine; produces insuline

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pancreas

#8
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pushes food to the stomach

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esophagus

#9
Front (Question)

secreats acid and enzymes; mixes food with secretions to begin enzymatic digestion of proteins

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stomach

#10
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mixes food with bile and pancreatic juice; final enzymatic breakdown of food molecules; main site of nutrient absorption

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small intestine

#11
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absorbs water and electorates to form feces

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large intestine

#12
Front (Question)

regulates elimination of feces

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rectum

#13
Front (Question)

process of digestion

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• mouth • saliva breaks down starch and lipids • swallowed and passes through the pharynx • esophagus • stomach • small intestine which receives pancreatic secrets and bile from the gall bladder. • passed to the liver • large intestine or colon • rectum/ anus

#14
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Enzymes of the mouth

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salivary amylase, salivary lipase

#15
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enzymes of the stomach

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gastric lipase, pepsin, HCI

#16
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hormones of the stomach

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Gastrin, Ghrelin

#17
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enzymes of the liver

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Bile (which is stored in the gall bladder)

#18
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enzymes of the pancreas

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biocarbonate, lipase, trypsin, proteases and amylase

#19
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hormones of the pancreas

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secretin, somatostain, insulin, glucagon

#20
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enzymes of the small intestine

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proteases, lactase, disaccharidases

#21
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hormones of the small intestine

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cholecystokinin, somatostatin, secretin, motilin

#22
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initiates chemical digestion of starch and lipids

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amylase and lipase (enzymes of the saliva)

#23
Front (Question)

what closes to the tracheal opening when swallowing?

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epiglottis

#24
Front (Question)

prevents reflux of food back into the esophagus

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gastric sphincter