Digestive Organs
This organ moves food from the mouth to the stomach
esophagus
This acid is a caustic chemical which would burn our skin, but exists in our stomach and small intestine.
hydrochloric acid
This organ regulates the amount of salt and water in the blood.
kidneys
This organ filters metabolic wastes like urea and uric acid from the blood.
kidneys
Foods made primarily of sugars and starches
Carbohydrates
Excess water is reabsorbed into the body from this organ.
large intestine
Chewing and smooth muscle movement is a form of this type of digestion.
mechanical digestion
These are tube shaped and run from the kidneys to the bladder.
ureters
This is the filter of our bloodstream.
What are the kidneys
Unit used to measure the energy from food
Calorie
This organ stores a digestive substance called bile, which is made in the liver.
gallbladder
Gastric juices combine with food to make chyme. Without this type of digestion, chyme would not be made.
chemical digestion
This tube shaped body part allows for liquid waste to exit the body.
urethra
Liquid wastes are removed from the body through these body parts
urethra, mouth/nose, and skin
Meat and eggs are a good source of what?
Protein, fat
These are the accessory organs of the digestive tract.
liver and pancreas
This digestive organ is the longest and is responsible for allowing most of the digested food particles to enter our blood stream through thousands of tiny blood vessels:
small intestine
This hollow organ stores liquid wastes before they exit the body
bladder
The structure in the kidneys that filters out waste
Nephron
Calcium and phosphate are examples of what main substance found in food?
Mineral
The process of moving food along the alimentary canal is called
Peristalsis
The mixture of food, enzymes, and acid that leaves the stomach to enter the small intestine is called
chyme
The excretory system organs
kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra.
The kidneys remove this from the blood
What are toxins
This main substance dissolves food and helps regulate body temperature
Water