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name all the Primary Organs of Alimentary Canal, from oral cavity to anus
(including all sphincters).
Ans✅✅: § Mouth
§ Pharynx
§ Upper esophageal sphincter
§ Lower esophageal sphincter
§ Stomach
§ Pyloric sphincter
§ Small intestine
§ Ileocecal sphincter
§ Large intestine
§ Rectum
§ External anal sphincter (skeletal muscle) (voluntary)
§ Internal anal sphincter (smooth muscle) (involuntary)
§ anus
External anal sphincter
Ans✅✅: skeletal muscle, voluntary
Internal anal sphincter
Ans✅✅: smooth muscle, involuntary
name all the Accessory organs
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, Ans✅✅: teeth, tongue, salivary glands, liver, gallbladder, pancreas
Gallbladder
Ans✅✅: stores and concentrates bile
Function of the liver related to bilirubin
Ans✅✅: Bilirubin synthesis and secretion to bile
Function of the liver related to clotting
Ans✅✅: Production of clotting factors
Function of the liver related to metabolism
Ans✅✅: Conversion of ammonia to urea, glucose synthesis, cholesterol and protein
synthesis
Function of the liver related to detoxification
Ans✅✅: Detoxification of substances
Function of the liver related to storage
Ans✅✅: Storage of vitamins, minerals, proteins, and glycogen
Tongue
Ans✅✅: manipulates food for chewing and swallowing a taste (gustation)
Teeth
Ans✅✅: cutting and grinding of food
Salivary glands
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name all the Primary Organs of Alimentary Canal, from oral cavity to anus
(including all sphincters).
Ans✅✅: § Mouth
§ Pharynx
§ Upper esophageal sphincter
§ Lower esophageal sphincter
§ Stomach
§ Pyloric sphincter
§ Small intestine
§ Ileocecal sphincter
§ Large intestine
§ Rectum
§ External anal sphincter (skeletal muscle) (voluntary)
§ Internal anal sphincter (smooth muscle) (involuntary)
§ anus
External anal sphincter
Ans✅✅: skeletal muscle, voluntary
Internal anal sphincter
Ans✅✅: smooth muscle, involuntary
name all the Accessory organs
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, Ans✅✅: teeth, tongue, salivary glands, liver, gallbladder, pancreas
Gallbladder
Ans✅✅: stores and concentrates bile
Function of the liver related to bilirubin
Ans✅✅: Bilirubin synthesis and secretion to bile
Function of the liver related to clotting
Ans✅✅: Production of clotting factors
Function of the liver related to metabolism
Ans✅✅: Conversion of ammonia to urea, glucose synthesis, cholesterol and protein
synthesis
Function of the liver related to detoxification
Ans✅✅: Detoxification of substances
Function of the liver related to storage
Ans✅✅: Storage of vitamins, minerals, proteins, and glycogen
Tongue
Ans✅✅: manipulates food for chewing and swallowing a taste (gustation)
Teeth
Ans✅✅: cutting and grinding of food
Salivary glands
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