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Digestive and Urinary System Vanessa Reyes P.2 - Coggle Diagram
Digestive and Urinary System Vanessa Reyes P.2
Major Functions of Digestive System:
Break down of foods and absorption of nutrients
Chemical:
Breaks down large nutrients into small molecules.
Mechanical:
breaks down large pieces of food into smaller pieces
Digestive enzymes
Nephron anatomy and physiology
Major organs of Urinary System
Major organs of Digestive System:
Salivary gland:
secrets saliva contains enzymes that initiate breakdown of carbohydrates
Mouth:
breaks down food begins carbohydrate digestion
Pharynx:
connects mouth to esophagus
esophagus:
pushes food to stomach
Stomach:
secretes acid and enzymes, mixes with secretion to begin enzymatic digestion of proteins
liver:
produces bile emulsifies fat
Gallbladder:
stores and concentrates bile released into small intestine
Pancreas:
produces and secretes pancreatic juice contains digestive enzymes bicarbonate ions into small intestine
Location of digestion and absorption of each macro-molecule
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Major functions of Urinary system:
Location of GI tract
Disorders of digestive and urinary systems: