AP BIOLOGY

ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY

DIGESTION IN HUMANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Identify all organs from below through which food does not pass, but they help in digestion by secreting digestive juices
A
Stomach
B
Large Intestine
C
Liver
D
Gall Bladder
E
Pancreas
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -other organs that help the process by adding enzymes and chemicals to break down the food. Important organs that help with digestion include the salivary glands, liver, gallbladder, and pancreas.

Detailed explanation-2: -The liver, gallbladder, and pancreas are also organs of the digestive system (Figure above). Food does not pass through these three organs. However, these organs are important for digestion.

Detailed explanation-3: -Accessory organs of digestion are organs that secrete substances needed for the chemical digestion of food but through which food does not actually pass as it is digested. Besides the liver, the major accessory organs of digestion are the gallbladder and pancreas.

Detailed explanation-4: -During digestion, your pancreas makes pancreatic juices called enzymes. These enzymes break down sugars, fats, and starches.

Detailed explanation-5: -Hence option C is correct Liver doesn’t produce any digestive enzymes.

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