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Digestive System
Begins with the mouth and ends with the anus
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Digestion
The process of altering the chemical and physical composition of food
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Upper Gastrointestinal Tract
The oral cavity, pharynx, esophagus, and the stomach
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Lower Gastrointestinal Tract
Large and small intestines
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Oral Cavity
First part of the digestive tract. Lips, cheeks, hard palate, soft palate and tongue
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Salivary Glands
Three pairs and produce most of the saliva we secrete each day.
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Esophagus
Receives food from thr pharynx and propels it onto the stomach
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Stomach
Located of the upper left quadrant of the abdomen
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Fundus
Upper round portion of the stomach
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Body of the Stomach
Central part of the stomach
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Pylorus
Lower tubular part of the stomach
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Small Intestine
Divided into three parts: duodenum, jejunum, and ileum.
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LARGE INTESTINE
Divided into three parts: cecum, colon, rectum.
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