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DIGESTIVE SYSTEM, HOMEOSTATIC IMBALANCES, salivary glands: cleanses mouth,…
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
FUNCTIONS: take in food, break down nutrient molecules
ALIMENTARY CANAL
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stomach
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mucosal barrier: protects stomach and is created by: thick layer of bicarbonate-rich mucus, tight junctions between epithelial cells, damaged epithelial cells are quickly replaced
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salivary glands: cleanses mouth, dissolves food chemicals for taste, compact into bolus, begins breakdown of starch with amylase
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serous cells: produces watery secretion, enzymes, ions, bit of mucin
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