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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 of digestion?
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What accessory organ is important to mechanical digestion?
Teethyour mouth
Is the spleen an accessory organ of digestion?
No, the spleen is not an accessory organ of digestion. It plays a role in filtering blood, storing blood cells, and supporting the immune system by producing antibodies.
Which of these is an accessory organ to digestion Stomach Pancreas Small Intestine or Esophagus?
Pancreas.
What is the accessory organ of digestion shaped like an elongated triangle located posterior to the stomach?
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 to digestion that produces most of the digestive enzymes called?
The pancreas is the accessory organ to digestion that produces most of the digestive enzymes. These enzymes are released into the small intestine to help break down carbohydrates, proteins, and fats in food for absorption.
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?
No, the sigmoid colon is a part of the large intestine, and feces go through it.
What activity of the liver makes it act as an accessory organ?
The liver acts as an accessory organ in digestion by producing bile, which aids in the breakdown of fats in the small intestine. It does not directly participate in digestion like the stomach or intestines but plays a crucial role in the process.
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.
