vocab

Kidneys-each of a pair of organs in the abdominal cavity of mammals, birds, and reptiles
excreting urine

Urea-a colorless crystalline compound that is main nitrogenous breakdown product of
protein metabolism in mammals and is excreted in urine

Mechanical digestion-the breaking of food into digestible chunks

Chemical digestion-the process in which chemicals in the body seperate large food
molecules into smaller ones so they can pass through the wall outer layer of the
intestine

Amylase-an enzyme, found chiefly in saliva and pancreatic fluid, that converts starch and
glycogen into simple sugars

Esophagus-the part of the alimentary canal that connects the throat to the stomach; the gullet.
In humans and other vertebrates it is a muscular tube lined with mucous membrane

Peristalsis-the involuntary constriction and relaxation of the muscles of the intestine or another
canal, creating wavelike movements that push the contents of the canal forward

Pepsin-the chief digestive enzyme in the stomach, which breaks down proteins into
polypeptides

Small intestine-the part of the intestine that runs between the stomach and the large intestine;
the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum collectively

Liver-a large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrates, involved in many metabolic
processes

Villi- one of the minute, wormlike processes on certain membranes, especially on the mucous
membrane of the small intestine, where they serve in absorbing nutriment

Large intestine-the cecum, colon, and rectum collectively