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Science-Digestion-Quiz5/9/13
science digestion
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7th Grade
05/08/2013

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Digestion
Definition
Breaking down food
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Ingestion
Definition
You take in food from the mouth
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Elimination
Definition
Getting rid of raw material through anus
Term
Absorption
Definition
absorbs nutrients through villi- occurs in large & small intestine
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Diffusion
Definition
Diffuses nutrients- occurs in small intestine
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Osmosis
Definition
Diffuses water- occurs in large intestine
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Mechanical digestion- 2 places it occurs
Definition
Muscle movement- occurs in mouth, stomach
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chemical digestion- 3 places it occurs
Definition
Using gastric acids- occurs in liver, stomach, and pancreas
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Homeostasis
Definition
Balance in everyday life
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peristalsis
Definition
Muscle movement to bring food to your stomach from the mouth through the esophagus
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Mouth
Definition
Chewing occurs here
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Liver makes____ fluid
Definition
Produces bile
Term
Large intestine
Definition
Absorbs water
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Small intestine
Definition
Most digestion happens- absorbs nutrients- bile & pancreatic fluids
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Esophagus
Definition
Where peristalsis occurs
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Pancreas
Definition
Produces pancreatic fluids
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Gall bladder
Definition
Stores bile
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Stomach
Definition
Acid breaks down food to a liquid
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