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| process by which your body breaks down food into small nutrient molecules |
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| process by which nutrient molecules pass through the wall of your digestive system into your blood |
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| protein that speeds up the chemical reactions in digestion |
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| a muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach |
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| involuntary waves of muscle contractions that push the food down the esophagus to the stomach |
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| substance produced in teh liver that breaks up fat particles into smaller ones |
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| organ that stores bile from the liver until the intestines have material in them |
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| muscular opening at the end of teh rectum |
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| end of the large intestine where waste material is compressed into a solid form |
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| portion of the digestive system where water is absorbed and waste material is prepared for excretion |
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| triangular organ at the start of the small intestine that tells the liver when to produce bile |
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| organ that produces bile that is sent to teh small intestine |
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| organ where nutrients are absorbed into the blood stream to be carried to the cells in the body |
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| j-shaped organ that can hold about 2 liters of food |
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