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What are two organs that lie outside of the GI tract and directly aid in the digestion of food?
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What are the organs outside the digestive tract proper?
You are probably referring to the accessory organs of digestion, and there are several. The liver, gallbladder, pancreas, and salivary glands.
What other organ are in the digestive system?
Including the organs of the digestive track (stomach, small intestine, large intestine) there are also addition of accessory organs. These includes the pancreas, liver, and the gall bladder. These organs are part of digestion, but are not directly part of the digestive tract.
what organ is not part of the gastrointestial tract?
All organs from all other body systems are not part of the gastrointestinal tract. As some examples, these are not involved with digestion: heart, lung, skin, reproductive organs.
What secretion do the liver and gallbladder add to the pig's digestive tract?
The liver and gallbladder are important to the digestion of a pig. These organs create and store bile which is a secretion that aids in the digestion of the pig.
Are the organs of the upper respiratory tract located outside the thorax?
yes. In the head and neck.
Which process in a human requires that enzymes be secreted into gastrointestinal tract?
Chemical digestion in humans requires enzymes to be secreted into the gastrointestinal tract. These enzymes are produced by the pancreas and stomach, among other organs.
What is the alimentary tract?
Gastrointestinal tract is a pathway for entrance, passage, digestion, metabolism and excretion of food and consists of the mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, intestines, colon, rectum and anus
What is the medical term meaning pertaining to digestion?
The organs making up the digestive system collectively is known as "The Gastrointestinal Tract" or perhaps less formally as the alimentary tract or canal.
What is another name for gastrointestinal tract?
GI tract, GIT, digestive tract, digestion tract, alimentary canal
Does digestion occur in cell lining of digestive tract?
Yes. The final step of digestion occur in cell lining of the digestive tract.
What are three stimuli that elicit a response from sensors in the wall of the tract organs?
Stretching of the organ by food in the lumen, osmolarity and PH of contents, and the presence of substances and end products of digestion
What contains primarly the major organs of digestion?
The digestive tract begins at the oral cavity and continues through the pharynx, esophagus, stomach,small intestine, and large intestine, which opens to the exterior at the anus.The tract is actually located outside the body. The entire tract is not connect to the internal part of the body. It is a tube of sorts that goes from the mouth to the anus. It is full of bacteria and other microbes. Any damage to the intestines can cause a deadly infection to the internal body called sepsis.
