Unit 2: Biochem of digestion

Module 2.3: Unit 2.3: Digestive Accessory Organs and Imbalances

Overview of the organs that assist most outside the GI tract. 

2.3 Preview: Organs we can live without

Complete the following tasks in your module guide....

CLICK HERE - SEVEN BODY ORGANS YOU CAN LIVE WITHOUT.

Using the link above, find the major DIGESTIVE organs discussed in this article (stomach, colon, gallbladder, and appendix)  and answer the following for each organ: 

1) Why would one have the organ removed?

2) What are the changes the body experiences after the organ is gone? 


2.3 Lesson:


Essential Vocab: liver, gallbladder, pancreas

Module Learning Targets: 

3.1 – I can identify and describe the major functions of all the major sections of the digestive tract.