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Digestion is a important part of the body. Digestion includes the mouth, teeth, salivary glands, pharynx, esophagus, liver, stomach, pancreas, gall bladder, small intestine, duodenum, jejunum, ileum,  large intestine, colon, rectum, and anus. The digestive system also includes the enzymes mylase, pepsin, gastrin, mucus, HCL, Bicarbonate ions, secretin, enterokinase, trypsin, erepsins, lipase, bile salts, cholecystokinin (CCK).

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The mouth physically (teeth) and chemically breaks down food.

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Amylase is an enzyme that breaks down complex carbohydrates.

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Teeth forms chewed food into a ball before swallowing making it part of mechanical and physical breakdown.

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The salivary glands produces saliva, and lubricates food to break starch down into maltose.

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The pharynx is a muscular section of the digestive tract. Air and/or food passes through this muscular tube.

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The esophagus is a tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach. The esophagus uses peristalsis, a contraction in the muscle to push the food down the esophagus.

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Mucus is a protein produced by a layer of epithelial cells known as mucous membrane.

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The stomach breaks down food with the mechanical churning of food. The stomach also uses mucus for protection. While parietal cells and chief cells breakdown proteins.

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Pepsin is a protein-digesting enzyme produced by the stomach.

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Gastrin starts secretion of gastric acid.

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Cholecystokinin is a hormone that releases secretin.

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The liver produces bile, which contains bile salts. It also breaks down hemoglobin from red blood cells. Stores glycogen and some vitamins.

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The gall bladder stores and concentrates bile.

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The pancreas releases insulin, and secretes pancreatic juice. This juice contains H2O, HCO3, pancreatic amylase, lipase, trypsin, and pancreatic nuclease.

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Hydrogen chloride converts pepsinogen to make pepsin.

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Bicarbonate ions break down acids.

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Enterokinase is an enzyme in the small intestine that converts trypsinogen to trypsin.

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Erepsins are enzymes that complete protein digestion by converting small-chain peptides to amino acids.

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Is a enzyme located in the pancreas. This enzyme breaks down fats so that the body can digest them.

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The small intestine has three parts duodenum, jejunum, and ileum. It receives acid chime from the stomach. Prosecretin is converted to secretin to protect the small intestine. Bile begins in first emulsification of lipids in the small intestine, physically breaking them down.

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The duodenum is the first segment of the small intestine. It receives partially digested food from the stomach.

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This is the last part of the small intestine. In this area the last few nutrients are absorbed.

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The jejunum plays a large role in the absorption of nutrients. This is also the second part of the small intestine.

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Secretin is a hormone that stimulates pancreatic and bile secretions.

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a protein-digesting enzyme

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Bile salts are the components of bile that break down

large fat globules.

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The large intestine houses bacteria that use waste materials to synthesize vitamins. It is also used to absorb any moisture left int he waste. The large intestine also houses e. coli, helps make vitamins, and breaks down food for further use.

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The colon is a part of the large intestine. It absorbs any left over fluid so that the waste can be excreted.

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Holds waste till the anus is ready to excrete it.

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The anus eliminates feces and controls opening of rectum.

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