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An accessory organ of digestion is one that is involved in the process of digestion but is not actually a part of the digestive tract. An example of this is the tongue.

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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 spleen an accessory organ of digestion?

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What accessory organ is important to mechanical digestion?

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Which of these is an accessory organ to digestion Stomach Pancreas Small Intestine or Esophagus?

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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.


What is an accessory organ of digestion consisting of skeletal muscles that lie in many different planes?

the tongue


What is the accessory organ of digestion shaped like an elongated triangle located posterior to the stomach?

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Is the liver considered an accessory organ of digestion?

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.


Is the sigmoid colon an accessory organ of digestion?

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Is cecum a main organ or accessory organ?

main organ; pancreas is accessory