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Body Systems - Digestive
Tells the parts of the digestive system and what they do
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Science
3rd Grade
02/10/2015

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Term
The _______ is the body system that releases nutrients from food.
Definition
digestive system
Term
The process of getting nutrients from food is called _______.
Definition
digestion
Term
Parts of the digestive system:
Definition
mouth (teeth & saliva), esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine
Term
The _______begins digestion, where _______cut and crush food.
Definition
mouth, teeth
Term
The food passes through the _______ into the stomach.
Definition
esophagus
Term
The _______ holds and churns the food.
Definition
stomach
Term
The food moves into the _______, which absorbs or takes in most of the nutrients from food.
Definition
small intestine
Term
The _______ absorbs water and carries wastes out of the body.
Definition
large intestine
Term
The mouth _______.
Definition
begins digestion
Term
Teeth _______.
Definition
cut and crush food
Term
The esophagus _______.
Definition
is where food passes through the into the stomach
Term
The stomach _______.
Definition
holds and churns the food
Term
The small intestine _______.
Definition
absorbs (or takes in) most of the nutrients from food
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The large intestine _______.
Definition
absorbs WATER and carries wastes out of the body
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