The Liver, Appendix, and Gallbladder

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The Liver, Appendix, and Gallbladder

• By Heather,
• Aoife, Elly,
• and Abby

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Appendix

• small pouch that extends off of the large
  intestine
• fights infections and maybe reseed!
• larger when a child - they are more vulnerable to
  infections

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Liver

• largest gland organ in the body
• store glycogen and release it when it is needed
  for energy
• produces the bile that is then sent to the
  gallbladder for storage
• protects the body from harmful toxins

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Gallbladder

• Is connected to the liver.
• Stores the "bile" that the liver makes, and
  releases it into the upper small intesting when
  needed.

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Vocabulary!

• small intestine
• long, narrow tube where digestion is completed
  and most absorption occurs
• liver
• largest organ in the body performs many
  functions such as producing bile, storing glucose
  as glycogen, and transforming ammonia to urea
• gallbladder
• organ that stores bile from the liver and
  releases it into the small intestine

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Vocab Cont.

• pancreas
• gland that makes digestive enzymes and secretes
  them into the small intestine makes the hormones
  insulin and glucagon and secretes them into the
  blood
• villus
• fingerlike projection of the inner surface of the
  small intestine that functions in absorbing
  nutrients

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Citations

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• No author. Biology Exploring Life. Pearson
  Prentice Hall, 2004.
• No author. The Human Gallbladder Mamas
  Health.com
• No Publication Date. Mamashealth.com. 6 Nov.
  2008 http//www.mamashealth.com/organs/gallbladder
  .asp