Digestive System Structure & Function Flashcards

Study and learn the Digestive System Structure & its Function with these quiz-based flashcard quizzes. Get familiar with Digestive System Structure & Function with quiz-based flashcards quizzes which will make the learning and exploring more easy and simple.

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MOUTH
Structure- Teeth, tongue, and saliva
Function- Mechanical breakdown of food
ESOPHOGUS
Structure- Muscular tube connecting mouth to stomach
Function- Moves food from mouth to stomach by peristalsis
STOMACH
Structure- Thick walled muscular pouch
Function- Mixes food with acids and enzymes
SMALL INTESTINE
Structure- Long narrow tube lined with villi
Function- site of nutrientabsorpton (absorbtion of nutrients)
LARGE INTESTINE
Structure- Wide tube
Function- water and vitamines are reabsorbed from undigested food
SILIVARY GLANDS
Structure- Located in mouth
Function- Secretes enzymes tha break down starch into glucose
LIVER
Structure- left to the stomach
Function- produces bile that breaks down fat
GALL BLADDER
Structure- Small pouch
Function- Stores bille
PANCREAS
Structure- Leaf like structure
Function- Secrets enzymes that breaks down starches and proteins
ANUS
Structure- Opening at the end of digestive system
Function- Removal of feces (poop)