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| the process that breaks down food into small molecules so that they can be moved into the blood and absorbed by the cells |
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| digestion that takes place when food is chewed, mixed, and churned |
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| digestion that takes place when chemical reactions break down large molecules of food into smaller ones |
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| finger like projections in the small intestine |
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| waves of muscle contractions |
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| food from the stomach that has been changed into a thin, watery liquid that moves into the small intestine |
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| a type of protein that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction in the body |
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