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Accessory Digestive Organs
Pronounced - ak-SES-uh-ree dy-JES-tiv or-gunz
Organs that help with digestion but are not part of the digestive tract. These organs are the tongue, glands in the mouth that make saliva, pancreas, liver, and gallbladder.
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Digestion
Pronounced - dy-JES-tchun
The process the body uses to break down food into simple substances for energy, growth, and cell repair.
Digestive Tract
Pronounced - dy-JES-tuv trakt
The large, muscular tube that extends from the mouth to the anus, where the movement of muscles and release of hormones and enzymes digest food. Also called the Gastrointestinal (GI) Tract or alimentary canal.
Pancreas
Pronounced - PAN-kree-ahs
A gland that makes enzymes for digestion and the hormone insulin.
Liver
Pronounced - LIH-vur
The largest organ in the body. The liver carries out many important functions, such as making bile, changing food into energy, and cleaning alcohol and poisons from the blood.
Gallbladder
Pronounced - GAWL-blah-dur
The organ that stores the bile made in the liver. Connected to the liver by bile ducts. The gallbladder can store about 1 cup of bile. Eating signals the gallbladder to empty the bile through the bile ducts to help digest fats.
Bile
Pronounced - BY-ul
Fluid made by the liver and stored in the gallbladder. Bile helps break down fats and gets rid of wastes in the body.
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