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16-3 Final Digestion and Absorption

16-3 Final Digestion and Absorption. What Happens in the Small Intestine?. Small intestine - p.526. The part of the digestive system in which most chemical digestion takes place. Small intestine - p.526. Small Intestine. Small intestine - p.526. Liver - p.527.

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16-3 Final Digestion and Absorption

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  1. 16-3Final Digestion and Absorption

  2. What Happens in the Small Intestine?

  3. Small intestine - p.526 • The part of the digestive system in which most chemical digestion takes place.

  4. Small intestine - p.526

  5. Small Intestine

  6. Small intestine - p.526

  7. Liver - p.527 • The largest and heaviest organ inside the body. • The liver produces bile

  8. Liver - p.527

  9. Liver - p.527

  10. Bile - p.527 • A substance produced by the liver that breaks up fat particles.

  11. Bile - p.527

  12. Bile - p.527

  13. Gallbladder - p.527 • The organ that stores bile after it is produced by the liver.

  14. Gallstones

  15. Gallstones

  16. Pancreas - p.528 • A triangular organ that produces enzymes that flow into the small intestine

  17. Pancreas - p.528

  18. Pancreas - p.528

  19. Circulatory System

  20. Villi - p.528 • Tiny finger-shaped structures that cover the inner surface of the small intestine and provide a large surface area through which digested food is absorbed.

  21. Villi - p.528

  22. Villi - p.528

  23. What Happens in the Large Intestine?

  24. Large intestine - p.529 • The last section of the digestive system, where water is absorbed from food and the remaining material is eliminated from the body.

  25. Large intestine - p.529

  26. Large intestine - p.529

  27. Rectum - p.529 • A short tube at the end of the large intestine where waste material is compressed into a solid form before being eliminated.

  28. Rectum - p.529

  29. Rectum - p.529

  30. Exiting the Body

  31. Anus - p.542 • The opening at the end of an organism’s digestive system through which wastes exit.

  32. Anus - p.542

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