stomach - an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal, oesophagus - muscular tube that moves food from the pharynx to the stomach, pharynx - throat; passageway for food to the oesophagus , salivary glands - glands of the mouth that produce saliva, a digestive secretion, mastication - the process of chewing, duodenum - first part of the small intestines, most digestion take place, chemical released from the liver, gall bladder and pancreas,, villi - tiny, finger- like structure that protrude from the wall of the intestines, pancreas - located partially behind the stomach in the abdomen, and it functions as both an endocrine and exocrine gland. It produces digestive enzymes. As well as insulin and glucagon  , pancreatic enzymes - digestive proteins found in pancreatic secretion that breakdown all organic nutrients, liver - organ that makes bile to break down; also fires poison and drugs out of the body, bile - A substance produced by the liver that breaks up at particles stored in the gall bladder, gall bladder - a muscular sac attached to the liver that secretes bile and stores it until needed for digestion, large intestines - The last section of the digestive system, where water I absorbed from food and the remaining materials is eliminated from the body, appendix - small pouch, which has no function in digestion, attached to the large intestines, rectum - Th terminal section of the alimentary canal , secretion - the organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance , excretion - The process by which waste are removed from the body , cholecytitis - inflammation of the gall bladder ,

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