Accessory Organs
Liver:
- Secretes bile that ends up in intestines. Bile aids in digestion.
- Detoxifies chemicals and metabolizes drugs.
- Makes proteins important for blood clotting.
- Holds bile produced in the liver until it is needed for digesting fatty foods in the duodenum.
- First part of the intestine, where most of the chemical digestion takes place.
- Receives food from the esophagus.
- Secretes acid and enzymes to break down and digest food.
- Aids in digestion
- Regulates blood sugar
This is the submaxillary gland, which produces saliva. Saliva helps moisten food in order to create a food bolus, so it can be easily swallowed.
Gleeking: n. using saliva glands to shoot saliva a credible distance. See gleeking here.
Gleeking: n. using saliva glands to shoot saliva a credible distance. See gleeking here.
Here we have the liver. The liver creates bile, which aids in digestion.
This is the common bile duct and the gallbladder. The gallbladder holds the bile until it is needed. The common bile duct is how the bile is released.