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This organ is where digestion begins.
Mouth/Oral cavity
This process involves breaking food into smaller pieces using teeth.
Mechanical digestion
This enzyme starts carbohydrate digestion in the mouth.
Amylase
Why can you swallow food while upside down?
Peristalsis
This organ stores food temporarily and begins protein digestion.
Stomach
This organ is both an exocrine & endocrine gland.
Pancreas
Wave-like muscle contractions that move food through the GI tract.
Peristalsis
This organ produces bile but does NOT store it.
Liver
This type of digestion uses enzymes.
Chemical digestion
What is the first part of the small intestine?
Duodenum
Where is the cecum located?
The large intestine
This enzyme digests proteins in the stomach.
Pepsin
This enzyme breaks down fats in the small intestine.
Lipase
What is the stomach's pH?
pH of 1-2
This organ connects the throat to the stomach.
Esophagus
This organ acts like your body's "water recycling center," absorbing water from digested food and helping form solid stool.
Large intestine
This process moves nutrients from the intestine into the blood.
Absorption
This acidic fluid in the stomach helps kill bacteria.
Hydrochloric acid
Pain in the lower right abdomen + nausea = inflammation of this organ
Appendix
Burning sensation in chest caused by stomach acid moving upward
GERD
About how long is the entire digestive system in an adult human?
30 feet
Why does celiac disease cause weight loss?
Damaged villi leading to poor nutrient absorption.
This fluid from the liver helps break fats into smaller droplets.
Bile
Why can a fatty meal trigger gallbladder pain?
Gallbladder contraction moving bile and possibly gallstones blocking passageway.
Damage to villi in the small intestine caused by gluten.
Celiac disease