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12-15. Match the system to the organs/function/example. Answers may be used more

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Question

12-15. Match the system to the organs/function/example. Answers may be used more than once or not at all. a. nervous system b. endocrine system 12. Brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves c.integumentary system d. immune system 13. Skin, hair, and nails. 14. Sends chemical signals to target organs. 15. Thymus, pancreas, adrenals, pituitary are part of the 16. The HUMAN large intestine does everything except: a) re-absorb water from undigested material b) break down nutrients into component parts c) store feces until it is time to eliminate it from the body d) house large numbers of fermenting bacteria

Explanation / Answer

Answer-

12) Nervous system

13) Integumentary system

14) Nervous system

15) Endocrine system

Answer-16 (b) breaks down nutrients into component parts

Explanation-

The Small Intestine is the part of the alimentary canal in which digestion is completed. Most of the digestion occurs in this part of the stomach. The nutrient macromolecules are broken down into the component molecules. This is termed as the chemical digestion.