Digestive Anatomy
The place where Digestion ends
What is the Small Intestine
This organ is responsible for secreting Insulin and Enzymes to balance sugars
What is the Pancreas?
These exist in both the hearts and the veins to keep blood from flowing backwards
What are valves?
This is required to clot blood
What are platelets?
The heart is made up of _______ # of sections
What is 4
The organ the secretes bile
What is the Liver
The Liver, Gallbladder, Salivary Glands, Teeth and Pancreas are considered to be...
What are Accessory Organs?
This system is responsible for breaking down food for the body to use
What is the Digestive system?
The spider-web like tendrils that bring nutrients to the cells
What are Capillaries?
What is the Right side?
Water is reabsorbed here to be repurposed
What is the Large Intestine
This is a digestive issue that results from a pancreas that is functioning improperly
What is Diabetes?
This system is responsible for transporting waste away from cells and transporting oxygen to the cells of the body.
What is the Cardiovascular System?
These cells carry blood high in oxygen to the rest of the body
What are Red Blood Cells?
These are the thickest blood vessels in the body
What are Arteries?
Most Chemical Digestion happens here
What is the Small Intestine
The name of the muscle action that moves food through the digestive system
There are three types of Nutrients, name them.
What are Proteins, Fats and Carbohydrates?
This is the liquid portion of blood
What is plasma
This chamber of the heart pumps blood out of the Aorta to the rest of the body
What is the Left Ventricle?
Enzymes are created by this organ to aid digestion
What is the Pancreas
The digestive system can also be called this
What is the Gastrointestinal Tract? (Or GI Track)
The body contains between 600 and 700 of these
What are Muscles?
These cells fight off pathogens to keep you well
What are White Blood Cells?
The upper and lower chambers of the heart are called these words
What are Atrium (upper) and Ventricle (lower)