The Digestive System

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accessory organs

What are the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas? Answer with a single words or term.

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Certain types of diabetes

________ can be controlled by diet.

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Digestion

________: the process of breaking food into small enough molecules for the body to absorb.

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Insulin

________ regulates the concentration of glucose (sugar) in the blood.

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accessory organs

What are the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas? Answer with a single words or term.

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Pancreas

________: produces enzymes called insulin.

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esophagus

What is a muscular tube that connects your mouth to the stomach? Answer with a single words or term.

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Saliva

What is a mixture of water and enzymes? Answer with a single words or term.

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Diabetes

Disorders /DiseasesDiabetes. What is a disease in the pancreas? Answer with a single words or term.

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stomach

The ________ has a pH of 2.

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Sugar

________ made in the leaves is transported by phloem (vascular tissue) to other plant parts.

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Epithelial tissue

What is made up of goblet cells? Answer with a single words or term.

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Ingestion

: the act of eating /.

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Digestive tube

What is made up of layers of muscle, tissue and nerves? Answer with a single words or term.

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stomach lining

The ________ contains cells that produce digestive enzymes and acids.

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Plants

________ are autotrophs which mean they can produce their own food.

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small intestine

What is where most of the digestion occurs? Answer with a single words or term.

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whole length of the digestive tract

What is lined with epithelial tissue? Answer with a single words or term.

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Chemical digestion

What is breaking down chemical bonds? Answer with a single words or term.

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Mechanical digestion

There are 2 types of digestion: mechanical and chemicalMechanical Digestion. ________ means the food is getting smaller.

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Saliva

________ is produced by cells from the epithelial tissue lining in the mouth.

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Saliva

What is added to the food in your mouth? Answer with a single words or term.

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