accessory organs Flashcards

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Liver

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largest gland in the body
Secretes bile
stores sugar in form of glycogen
Stores, iron and vitamins
Produces heparin
And destroys bacteria

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Gallbladder

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small muscular sack that stores and concentrates bile which is received from the liver
When bile is needed to emulsify fat in the digestive tract, the gallbladder contracts and pushes bile through

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pancreas

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Glandular organ (produces)
produces pancreatic juices to digest food
Produces insulin
located behind the stomach

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