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Digestive system (Diseases/ abnormal conditions (Hepatitis- viral…
Digestive system
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Mouth
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Tasted, broken down, lubricated, swallowed.
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Tongue
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Allows person to taste sweet, salty, sour and bitter sensations.
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Esophagus
muscular tube, dorsal to the trachea
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Stomach
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consists of cardiac sphinctor, pyloric sphinctor.
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Gastric juices
Hydrochloric acid- kills bacteria, helps absorb iron and activates pepsin
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Large intestine
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absorbs water, and any remaining nutrients
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consists of cecum, colon, rectum
Liver
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located under the diaphragm, and int he URQ of the abdomen
Secretes bile, sores sugar, produces heparin, cholesterol, detoxifies substances
Gullbladder
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Located under the liver, attached by connective tissue
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Small intestine
About 20 ft long, and 1 inch in diameter
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divides into 3 sections
duodenum
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Where bile from the gullbladder, liver and pancreatic juices enter through ducts.
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Gastrointestinal system
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Accessory organs- salivary glands, tongue, liver, gullbladder, and pancreas