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Practice 7

stomach is where the pancreas, a gland organ, can be
found. It manufactures a mixture of enzymes that are sent
to the duodenum. The gallbladder is also connected to the
duodenum by a duct. It’s a pear-shaped sac that discharges
a green-brown waste product collected from the liver called
bile. It contains acids that break down fatty matter.

The liver performs hundreds of different functions. It’s the
body's main chemical factory. Nutrients released into the
blood by the small intestine are processed by the liver.
This creates energy-giving glycogen from carbohydrates
and converts dietary proteins into the kind of proteins our
blood needs. Any essential vitamins and minerals, along with
these proteins, are then stored or released as needed. Any
unwanted chemicals, i.e.any alcohol consumed,are broken
down by the liver, detoxified and passed from the body
as waste.

Respiratory System Trachea:
Windpipe; cartilage-
reinforced tube extending
Larynx: from larynx to bronchi
Air passes over the
larynx and down
the trachea

Lung:
Organ specialized
for the exchange
of gases between
the blood and the
atmosphere

Bronchus: Bronchiole: Alveoli:
One of the two A thin-walled Clusters of air sacs
primary divisions branch of a that are the site of
of the trachea that bronchus gas exchange for
leads into the lungs the human body

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