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| throat area in back of mouth where the esophagus, glottis, and Eustachian tube openings are located |
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| muscular walled tube that squeezes the swallowed food in a motion called peristalsis to the stomach |
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| muscular organ that temporarily stores food and mixes food with hydrochloric acid to begin the digestion process |
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| tube where food continues to be digested and where most nutrients are absorbed |
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| has over 400 functions, one of them is to produce bile, a digestive juice that is stored in the gall bladder and used to break down fats |
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