This secretion begins the digestion of lipids in the oral cavity
Lingual lipase
This organ is the main location of water & vitamin absorption
Large intestine
Tooth used for crushing & grinding
Bicuspids or molars
The muscular layer of the digestive tract responsible for peristalsis
Muscularis
These structures increase the surface area of the mucosa of the small intestine
Circular folds & intestinal villi
The structure that transports urine from the kidney to the bladder
Ureters
The only two organs that absorb nutrients
small & large intestine
The hormone that controls variable water reabsorption in the DCT
ADH (antidiuretics hormone)
This cell secretes HCI
Parietal cells
List the accessory organs of the digestive system
Salivary glands, pancreas, gallbladder, liver
This is the common passageway for solid foods, liquids, and air
Pharynx
These are not removed from the blood during filtration
Blood cells, proteins
Secretions of the gastric glands
HCI, pepsinogen
The breakdown of food into smaller pieces
Mechanical digestion
The last chance for wastes & water to be removed from blood
Secretion
The outer, protective layer that surrounds the digestive tract within the abdominal cavity
Serosa
Secretions of the pancreas
Lipases, amylase, proteases, insulin, glucagon
The name for gastric contents after processing in the stomach
Chyme
The connective tissue layer of the digestive tract that contains blood vessels and glands
Submucosa
The functional unit of the kidney, responsible for excretion
Nephron
Lingual lipase is produced by this structure
Tongue
These are the endocrine cells of the pancreas that secrete insulin
Pancreatic islet cells
This structure transports the bolus to the stomach
esophagus
Locations where mechanical digestion occurs
Oral cavity, stomach, small intestine
The structure in which reabsorption takes place
PCT, nephron loop, DCT