Functions of Glands
The function of this gland is to metabolize
thyroid
small tube in which urine leaves the body
urethra
food enters this to begin the digestive process
the mouth
where is lactase found and what does it do?
small intestine. It does chemical digestion.
The function of this gland is to maintain the balance of calcium
Parathyroid
saclike muscular organ that stores urine
urinary bladder
absorbs water from undigested chyme into the bloodstream
large intestine
where does amylase start and what does it do?
in the mouth. It does mechanical and chemical digestion.
The function of this gland is the production and maturity of immune
thymus
ureters
food is digestive mechanically and chemically here
stomach
where is pepsin and what does it do?
in the stomach, chemical and mechanical digestion
The function of this gland is to regulate growth
pituitary
this is a tiny filtering factories that remove waste from blood to produce urine
nephrons
most chemical digestion takes place here along with absorption of nutrients
small intestine
what is protease and where does it do it's thing
small intestine, chemical digestion of fats
The function of this gland is to keep your body in homeostasis (or stable)
Hypothalamus
what materials are FILTERED, not reabsorbed, from the blood? (3 things)
urea, water, glucose
muscular tube moves food to the stomach using peristalsis, or waves of muscle contraction
esophagus
what is the function of villi
these small projections increase the surface area of the small intestine.