Digestive Organs
Mouth - correct answer Receptacle of food; works with associated structures
(teeth/tongue) to break up food and pass food and liquids to pharynx.
Salivary Glands - correct answer Provide buffers and lubrication; Produce enzymes
that begin digestion.
Esophagus - correct answer Delivers food to stomach.
Stomach - correct answer Secretes acids and enzymes.
Small Intestine - correct answer Secretes digestive enzymes, buffers, ad hormones;
absorbs nutrients.
Liver - correct answer Secretes bile; regulates nutrient composition of blood.
Gallbladder - correct answer Stores and concentrates bile for release into small
intestine.
Pancreas - correct answer Secretes digestive enzymes and buffers; contains
endocrine cells.
Large Intestine - correct answer Removes water from fecal material; stores wastes.
Mouth - correct answer Receptacle of food; works with associated structures
(teeth/tongue) to break up food and pass food and liquids to pharynx.
Salivary Glands - correct answer Provide buffers and lubrication; Produce enzymes
that begin digestion.
Esophagus - correct answer Delivers food to stomach.
Stomach - correct answer Secretes acids and enzymes.
Small Intestine - correct answer Secretes digestive enzymes, buffers, ad hormones;
absorbs nutrients.
Liver - correct answer Secretes bile; regulates nutrient composition of blood.
Gallbladder - correct answer Stores and concentrates bile for release into small
intestine.
Pancreas - correct answer Secretes digestive enzymes and buffers; contains
endocrine cells.
Large Intestine - correct answer Removes water from fecal material; stores wastes.
