Medical Assistant Prep / Unit 4 MAS 086 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Accessory Digestive Organs
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The idea
The salivary glands, liver, gallbladder and pancreas aid digestion from outside the digestive tube.
In practice
The liver, the body's largest gland, makes bile and detoxifies; the gallbladder stores bile; the pancreas releases digestive enzymes and, from its islets, hormones.
Where people slip
The pancreas works in two systems, digestive and endocrine.
Your place on the trail
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