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Mouth
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Mechanical digestion occurs
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Pharynx
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Common passage for food and air
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Esophagus
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A food chute, no digestive or absorptive role
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Stomach
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Protein digestion beginsshaped like a J
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Gall bladder
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Stores bile until it is secreted
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Bile duct
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Its the passage in which the bile flows when fats in the intestine need to be broken down
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Pyloric sphincter
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Prevents acid from going into the small intestine and is made of rings
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Small intestine
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Responsible for absorption of most nutrients
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Appendix
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Blind sac hanging from the initial part of the colon
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Anus
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Opening through which feces are emptied from the body
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Rectum
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Stores feces until they are excreted
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Large intestine
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Primarily involved in water absorption and feces formation
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Pancreatic duct
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Pancreas
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Produces a juice that neutralizes stomach acid and contains digestive enzymes
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Liver
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Produces bile
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