Breaks down food into smaller pieces during mastication
What is Teeth
stimulates secretion of pancreatic juice
what is secretin
Connects the nasal and oral cavities
What is Pharynx
Absorbs most nutrients from food
What is Small intestine
Causes the soft palate to move superiorly during swallowing
What is the Uvula
Stimulates gastric juice secretion
What is gastrin
A muscular tube
What is the esophagus
First section of the small intestine
What is the Duodenum
Producing bile to break down fats
What is liver
Kills certain types of bacteria
What is Lysozyme
An acidic semiliquid substance
Chyme
Exocrin function of the pancreas
What is Pancreatic juice
The physical breakdown of food into smaller pieces
What is Mechanical Digestion
Consists mostly of water
What is Salivary Glands
Thickened ring of circular smooth muscle cells
What is pyloric sphincter
Controls the passage of food from the esophagus into the stomach.
What is the lower esophageal sphincter
Starts the digestion of carbohydrates in the mouth
Amylase
Lies on the floor of the mouth below the tongue
What is sublingual Glands
stomach is subdivided into 4 regions
What is cardia, fundus, body, and plyoric part
A Substance that helps break down proteins
What is the Hydrochloric acid
Stimulates secretion of pancreatic juice that is rich in digestive enzymes
What is Chloecystokinin