Digestive System: Labeling and Matching

What are the parts of the digestive system? salivary glands esophagus stomach pharynx liver gallbladder pancreas duodenum jejunum ileum large intestine anus oral cavity tongue Match the organ with its function. oral cavity entranceway for food tongue positions food for chewing food with saliva bolus food down teeth physical breakdown of food (mechanical digestion) salivary gland produces saliva epiglottis stops food from entering the respiratory tract pharynx passageway for both food and air esophagus tube carries food to the stomach via peristalsis stomach secretes a hormone called gastrin to mechanically and chemically break down food duodenum secretes a hormone called secretin and CCK to aid in chemical digestion/ small intestine liver produces bile to physically breakdown lipids gall bladder stores bile pancreas produces bicarbonate ions to neutralize acidic chyme in duodenum jejunum where some of the digestion finishes off and absorption begins/ small intestine that contains microvilli ileum where absorption of nutrients is completed/ small intestine that contains microvilli appendix vestigial structure that no longer plays a role in humans cecum first part of large intestine large intestine storing food waste/ reabsorbing water from food/ contains helpful bacteria rectum storing feces anus sphincter that regulates the release of feces