Question 1: Name the digestive system structure described by the following state

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Question 1: Name the digestive system structure described by the following state- ments. Some answers may be used twice. 1. Fingerlike extensions of the intestinal wall that in- crease the surface for absorption 2. Common passage for air and food 3. Food tube linking pharynx to stomach 4. Prevents food from moving back into the small in- testine once it enters the large intestine 5. Region where protein digestion begins 6. Sphincter controlling the movement of food from the stomach into the duodenum 7. Organ that receives pancreatic and bile secretions 8. Storage structure for bile 9. Accessory organ that produces amylase to begin the breakdown of starch in the mouth 10. Accessory organ that produces bile 11. The hard portion of the roof of the mouth 12. Gland that is located by lifting the stomach

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1 - Villi. 2 - Oropharynx. 3 - Esophagus. 4 - ilocecal. 5 - Stomach. 6 - Pyloric sphincter. 7 - Small intestine. 8 - Liver. 9 - Oral cavity. 10 - Liver. 11 - Hard palate. 12 - Pancreas.

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