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Although you cannot live without your liver, it is an accessory organ for the digestive system. For the digestive system it makes bile which helps to break down fats.
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The liver is an accessory organ of digestion and is not physically involved in the process of digestion?
Yes, the liver is an accessory digestive organ, as no food goes into it.
What is an accessory organ to digestion?
the accessory organs of digestion include the salivary glands, pancreas, liver, and gallbladderpancreas
Is the rectum an accessory organ?
No. Feces passes through it. An accessory organ doesn't have food (or what was once food) pass through it. They just help with the digestion process. The accessory organs are the liver, gall bladder, and pancreas.
Is the spleen an accessory organ of digestion?
Yes It Is. :)
What is an accessory organ of digestion?
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Is the liver an accessory organ?
yup
Is the liver a accessory organ?
yes
How the accessory organs aid digestion?
The digestive system in the human body has several organs that aid in digestion. The liver is an accessory organ that produces bile which is made of dead red blood cells and salt. The salt aids in breaking down fats. The gallbladder aids the liver by storing bile. A very important accessory organ in the body is the pancreas. The pancreas aids in breaking down the proteins, starches, and fats.
What accessory organ is important to mechanical digestion?
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Why are the pancreas and liver referred to as a accessory organ?
they are called accessory organs because they are not apart of the digestive tract but have a significant role in the digestive process
What is the liver an organ of?
The liver is an organ of the digestive system, it produces the chemicals needed for digestion.
How do the accessory organs did digestion?
The gall bladder, liver, pancreas, salivary glands all do their part to break down food.
