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Tuesday, September 24, 2019

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Science 
Digestive system part 
functions:
Salivary glands - The salivary glands produce saliva, which keeps the mouth and other parts of the digestive system moist.

oesophagus - The oesophagus is a long, thin, and muscular tube that connects the pharynx (throat) to the stomach. as the conduit for food and liquids that have been swallowed into the pharynx to reach the stomach.

liver - The liver's main job is to filter the blood coming from the digestive tract, before passing it to the rest of the body. 

stomach - The stomach secretes acid and enzymes that digest food. 

Pancreas - The pancreas also produces the hormone insulin and secretes it into the bloodstream, where it regulates the body's glucose or sugar level .

Small intestine - is absorption of nutrients and minerals from food.

anus- he anus is surrounded by sphincter muscles that are important in allowing control of stool.

rectum-The rectum acts as a temporary storage site for feces.

appendix-appendix is unknown.

large intestine- is to absorb water from the remnants of indigestible food matter.

Duodenum- it receives partially digested food known as 'chymes' from the stomach.

Bile Duct- is to carry bile from the gall bladder and empty it into the upper part of the duodenum.

Gall bladder - is to store and concentrate bile.

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