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What is 20 feet long, smaller in diameter than the larger one and consists of three sections?
small intestine
Where does most of the digestion take place?
small intestine
What are the 3 sections of the small intestine?
duodenum, jejunum, Ileum
What is the first part of the small intestine, and most of the digestion occurs here?
duodenum
what are the most important digestive juices?
pancreatic juices
what is the second part of the small intestine?
jujunum
what is the last part of the small intestine?
Ileum
What secretes digestive juices?
intestinal glands
what are circular folds lining the intestine?
plicae
What are the "fingers" covering the plicae?
villi
The Plicae contains blood and lymph vessels to absorb what?
products of carbohydrate and proteins from digestion and fats and lipids from chyme
What is located in the upper right quadrant of the torso?
liver
The liver can be categorized as this kind of gland?
exocrine gland
Why can the liver be categorized as as an exocrine gland?
secretes juices, bile, into the intestines
What drains bile out of the liver into duodenum (small intestine)
hepatic ducts
what does bile do?
breaks down fats
