digestive

Cards (13)

  • ingestion - taking in of food
  • digestion - bimolecules are broken down
  • absorption - absorb nutrients
  • elimination - waste
  • mouth - digestion starts here
  • esophagus - peristalsis occur where food goes to stomach
  • stomach - gastric juices
  • small intestine - digests the food
  • villi - gets the nutrients
  • large intestine / colon - harmful & beneficial bacteria, reabsorbs water
  • liver - largest internal organ, metabolism
  • gallblader - stores biles
  • pancreas - digestive enzymes