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Accessory Digestive Organs (ak-SES-uh-ree dy-JES-tiv or-gunz)
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Definition: Organs that help with digestion but are not part of the digestive tract. These organs are the tongue, glands in the mouth that make saliva, pancreas, liver, and gallbladder.

Related Resources:

Basic Functional Anatomy
Overview of anatomy of the digestive tract.

Gallstones
An overview of gallstones including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.

Elsewhere on the Web:

Accessory Organs of Digestion
Information about the salivary glands, pancreas, liver, and gallbladder.

Salivary Glands: What's Normal, What's Abnormal
More than you could ever want to know about these organs located in the mouth.


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