Review the functions of the various gastrointestinal organs by matching the appr

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Review the functions of the various gastrointestinal organs by matching the appropriate organ/anatomical component with its correct function. Then, click and arrange the organs/anatomical components in the correct order that a piece of food would encounter while traveling from the small intestine to the anus Drag the text blocks below into their correct order Internal anal sphincter Stores and concentrates undigested matter, site of salt and water absorption, continues to mix and propel contents forward, packs the rectum in preparation for defecation. Location of the digestion and absorption of most lleocecal sphincter substances, location where pancreatic and liver secretions enter the Gl tract, continues to mix and propel chyme forward. A ring of smooth muscle within the anus that must relax to allow feces to be expelled from the body. Large intestine A ring of skeletal muscle within the anus that must relax to allow feces to be expelled from the body. External anal sphincter A ring of smooth muscle between the last part of the small intestine and the first part of the large intestine. Relaxes to allow chyme to enter the large intestine Small intestine

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1) LARGE INTESTINE: Stores and concentrate undigested matter, site of salt and water reabsorption.....pack the rectum in preparation of defecation.

2) Small Interstine: Location of digestion and absorption of most substances ....continue to mix and propel chyme forward.

3) Internal Anal sphincter: Ring of smooth muscle within the anal that must relax to expel feces.

4) External Anal sphincter: Ring of skeletal muscle within the anal that must relax to expel feces.

5) Ileocecal Sphincter: A ring of smooth muscle between the last part of small interstine and first part of large intestine....

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