digestive system

Julie W.
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  1. mouth
    the opening through which food is taken in
  2. amylase
    any of a group of proteins found in saliva and pancreatic juice and parts of plants; help convert starch to sugar
  3. carbohydrate
    an essential component of living cells and source of energy
  4. esophagus
    the passage between the pharynx and the stomach
  5. stomach
    enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal
  6. pepsin
    an enzyme produced in the stomach that splits proteins into peptones
  7. small intestine
    the longest part of the alimentary canal
  8. absorption
    a process in which one substance permeates another
  9. large intestine
    beginning with the cecum and ending with the rectum
  10. rectum
    the terminal section of the alimentary canal
  11. anus
    the excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal
Created on Fri Nov 19 12:19:10 EST 2010

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