July 18th, 2017 The Odyssey by: Homer

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Directions: ANSWER USING COMPLETE SENTENCES! Use the information you have been given to answer questions about: The Digestive System: The role of the Pancreas, Liver, and Gallbladder.

Level#1

The pancreas, liver, and gallbladder are organs that help in the process of digestion. The pancreas produces enzymes that help in digestion. The liver is a large organ that makes a substance called bile. Bile is stored in the gallbladder.

1. What are the names of the three organs that help in the process of digestion?







2. What does the pancreas do?






3. What size is the liver and what substance does it make?






4. Where is bile stored?









Level#2

The pancreas, liver, and gallbladder are organs that help in the process of digestion. The pancreas produces enzymes that help in digestion. It also produces a substance that neutralizes the acid in the stomach. The liver is a large organ that makes a substance called bile. Bile is a green liquid that helps digests fat. Bile is stored in the gallbladder.

1. What are the names of the three organs that help in the process of digestion?







2. What two things does the pancreas do?







3. What size is the liver and what substance does it make?







4. What is bile and what does it do?







5. Where is bile stored?








Level#3

The pancreas, liver, and gallbladder are organs that help in the process of digestion. The pancreas produces enzymes that help in digestion. It also produces a substance that neutralizes the acid in the stomach. This neutralizer is important because the small intestine could be damaged by the acid. The liver is a large organ that makes a substance called bile. Bile is a green liquid that helps digests fat. Bile is stored in the gallbladder. The bile is pushed out of the gallbladder into the small intestine.

1. What two things does the pancreas do?







2. Why is the neutralizer that the pancreas produces important?







3. What size is the liver and what substance does it make?








4. What is bile and what does it do?







5. Where is bile stored and where is it used in digestion?








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