Lesson Flashcards: Digestive Systems

The part of the small intestine that connects to the large intestine and where the digestion of food is completed and the absorption of food takes place

A tube that moves food from the pharynx to the stomach

The end of the digestive canal where food wastes exit the body

A juice secreted by the stomach that helps with the partial digestion of proteins

The longest part of the digestive system and where digestion of food is completed and absorption of food takes place

Nutrients in food that help to protect the body from diseases

The tube that leads from the small intestine to the anus and where water is absorbed and food waste is stored until it leaves the body

Hairlike structures in the small intestine and where absorbed nutrients enter the capillaries

A juice secreted by the ileum in the small intestine that helps to complete digestion

The part of the large intestine that connects to the anus and where the absorption of water from food takes place