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    This lab report summarizes the key components and functions of the digestive system. It describes the salivary glands and their production of saliva and amylase to break down starch. It outlines the structures of the mouth including the teeth, tongue, and palate. It then discusses the esophagus and its role in transporting food to the stomach, as well as the small and large intestines. The report also mentions the liver, pancreas, and gallbladder and their roles in digestive enzyme production and bile storage.

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    This lab report summarizes the key components and functions of the digestive system. It describes the salivary glands and their production of saliva and amylase to break down starch. It outlines the structures of the mouth including the teeth, tongue, and palate. It then discusses the esophagus and its role in transporting food to the stomach, as well as the small and large intestines. The report also mentions the liver, pancreas, and gallbladder and their roles in digestive enzyme production and bile storage.

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    This lab report summarizes the key components and functions of the digestive system. It describes the salivary glands and their production of saliva and amylase to break down starch. It outlines the structures of the mouth including the teeth, tongue, and palate. It then discusses the esophagus and its role in transporting food to the stomach, as well as the small and large intestines. The report also mentions the liver, pancreas, and gallbladder and their roles in digestive enzyme production and bile storage.

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    DigestiveSystemLabReport

    ThislabreportwillbeaddressingtheDigestivesystem.Thesalivaryglandsinmammalsare
    exocrineglands,glandswithducts,thatproducesaliva.Theyalsosecreteamylaseadigestive
    enzymethatbreaksdownstarchintomaltoseandglucose.Inhumansandsomeother
    mammalsthesecretionisalphaamylasealsoknownasptyalin.ThemouthisknownastheOral
    CavityortheBuccalCavity.Thechiefinstructorsofthemoutharetheteethwhichtearandgrind
    ingestedfoodintosmallpiecesthataresuitablefordigestion.Thetonguepositionsandmixes
    foodandalsocarriessensoryreceptorsfortaste.Thepalateseparatesthemouthfromthe
    nasalcavityallowingseparatepassagesforairandfood.Thesestructuresalongwiththelips
    areinvolvedintheformationofspeechsoundsbymodifyingthepassageofairthroughthe
    mouth.

    Theesophagusisalongthinandmusculartubethatconnectsthepharynxtothestomach.It
    formsanimportantpieceofthegastrointestinaltractandfunctionsastheconduitforfoodand
    liquidsthathavebeenswallowedintothepharynxtoreachthestomach.Foodisswallowedand
    passesthroughtheesophagustothestomachwherethemajorityofdigestiontakesplace.

    Thesmallandlargeintestinesplayamajorroleinthebody.Thesmallintestineismadeupof
    theDuodenum,JejunumandIleum.Thelargeintestineconsistsofthececum,colon,ascending
    colon,transversecolon,descendingcolon,sigmoidcolon,andtherectum.Theliveristhe
    largestglandinthebodyweighingabout1.5kginanadultbody.Theliverplaysamajorrolein
    thedigestivesystem.Thepancreasproducesamixofenzymesthattogetherarecalled
    pancreaticjuiceandthejuicehelpsneutralizeacid.Thegallbladderstoresthebileproducedby
    theliver.Gallbladdersharesavesselcalledthecommonbileductwiththeliver.

    Figure00
    showsthepancreasandthegallbladder

    Picturesoftheteethstructure

    Figure1Figure2


    Figure3Figure4

    Figure5

    Food:

    5secondplaced 5secondtaste
    ontongue
    food

    5secondunplug Didnotid
    nosechew
    (unknown)

    Apple

    Carrots

    Cheese

    Bananas

    Potato

    Figure6
    (Tasteis80%smell)Thistableshowswhatthepersoncouldtaste

    andwhatittookforthatpersontoidentifythefooditem.

    Figure7
    showsthecomparisonoftheeffectsoftheunknownagentsonthe
    differentfunctionsoccurringwithinthevirtualrat.

    Unknowns

    Knowns

    CCK

    Secretin

    Acetylcholine

    Gastin

    GIP

    Figure8
    showingtheknownsandunknowns

    Figure9
    ShowstheExperimentaldatafromthevirtualrats


    Conclusion:Allthesefunctionsplayabigroleinourbody.Withoutthemwe
    wouldn'tbeabletofunctionright.

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