Organs of the Digestive System
What are the two parts of the digestive system?
digestive tract and accessory organs
What is the main function of the urinary system.
What is to filter waste and extra fluid from the blood.
What are the 4 main functions of the digestive system?
ingestion, digestion, absorption, elimination
excretory system or the renal system
What is mastication?
the process of chewing, also known as mechanical digestion.
What are the two types of digestion?
mechanical and chemical
What is hallow and sack like.
What is Stomach.
What is the epiglottis?
flap-like structure at the back of the throat that closes the windpipe over the trachea preventing food from entering it.
What is urine mainly made up of?
96% water
What is ingestion?
The act of eating or putting food into the mouth.
What are the functions of the liver.
What does the gall bladder do?
stores bile until it is needed in the small intestine.
What do the ureters do?
transport urine from the kidney to the bladder
What is the difference between mechanical digestion and chemical digestion?
food is physically broken into smaller pieces, digestion happens when you chew, mash and grind food with your teeth and tongue and chemical reactions break down pieces of food into small molecules
The kidney has 3 main functions, what are they?
filtration, selective reabsorption and secretion
What is amylase?
an enzyme that helps breakdown of starch
Where is urine temporarily collected and stored?
bladder
What is another name for elimination?
excretion.
The _____ kidney is slightly lower than the ____.
right;left