Digestive & Excretory systen

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    • Digestive system - breaks down food, releases and absorbs nutrients
    • Process of Digestive system:

      1. Ingestion
      2. Digestion
      3. Absorption
      4. Defecation
    • Mouth - an organ of the digestive system that is responsible for ingesting, chewing, and mixing of food
    • Salivary Amylase - an enzyme found in saliva; begins the digestion of food
    • Stomach - mixes food and gastric juices to form CHYME (mixture of food and gastric juices)
    • Small intestine - mixes chyme with digestive juices; absorbs breakdown products
    • Large intestine - further breaks down food; absorbs residuals
    • Liver - produces BILE (emulsifies lipids)
    • Gallbladder - stores, concentrates, and releases bile
    • Pancreas - produces digestive enzymes
    • Villi & microvilli - increase the small intestine's surface area, improves absorption
    • Excretory system - produces waste in the form of urine; excretes waste from the body
    • Kidneys - forms urine; regulates blood volume and pH
    • TRUE - (true or false) when blood passes through nephrons and is filtered, urine is formed
    • Bladder - stores urine
    • Urethra - transports urine outside
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