Makes bile and stores excess glucose in the form of glycogen Makes bile and stores excess glucose in the form of glycogen. Filters nonnutrients from the blood. Where chemical digestion begins and mechanical digestion continues Stores blood, destroys blood cells, and makes WBC The first 25 cm of the small intestine where digestion finishes. Secretes digestive enzymes and makes insulin
Stores bile Removes water from undigested material Digest food (first part), nutrients move into blood stream from here Breaks down fat No known function Stores waste until exit Where solid waste exits
Peristalsis moves food through tube Esophagus Mouth Bolus Pharynx Over the Epiglottis Peristalsis moves food through tube Esophagus Sphincter Chyme Stomach Pyloric Valve Enzymes from small intestine, pancreas and liver enter here to help digestion. Duodenum Small Intestine Jejunum ileum Large Intestine Feces Rectum Anus