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PART 2:
A.) Describing the locatio
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Source:
images of the digestive system for kids. (2014, May 17). wwwoxford174com. Retrieved July 13, 2014, from http://www.oxford174.com/images-of-the-digestive- system-for-kids-2/
PART 2:
A.) Describing the location of each body part
Pharynx – is the throat and is located after the mouth and before the esophagus.
Esophagus – is located in your throat near your trachea (windpipe). It connects the throat to the stomach.
Liver – is located above the stomach and above the gallbladder.
Stomach– is located below the liver and connected to the bottom of the esophagus.
Gallbladder – is located under the liver and next to the stomach.
Pancreas – is located directly under the stomach on the other side of the gallbladder.
Transverse colon – is underneath the pancreas and gallbladder and connects the small intestine to the rectum. This is also the top-most part of the large intestine.
Descending colon- is a lower section of the large intestine located below the transverse colon on the opposite side.
Small intestine – is located directly below the transverse colon and between the descending colon and above the rectum.
Ascending colon- is part of the large intestine extending downward on one side next to the small intestine.
Appendix – is located at the bottom of the ascending colon.
Rectum – is located at the bottom of the transverse colon and in the lower middle of the body above the anal canal.
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