Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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Chapter 39, Problem 15SQ
Match each organ with its digestive function in humans.
_____ | gallbladder | a. final stop for digestive waste |
_____ | salivary gland | b. makes bile |
_____ | colon | c. compacts undigested residues |
_____ | liver | d. adds enzymes to small intestine |
_____ | esophagus | e. delivers food to the stomach |
_____ | rectum | f. stores, secretes bile |
_____ | stomach | g. secretes gastric fluid |
_____ | pancreas | h. secretes enzyme that begins starch digestion |
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