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| Which part of the human body begins to break down food first? |
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| Which long tube carries food from the mouth to the stomach? |
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What is the name of the muscular, sac-shaped organ located
below the liver where food is digested? |
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What is the name of the long, coiled part of the digestive system
connected to the stomach that finishes digesting the last bits of food? |
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Which large organ in the human body located above the stomach
helps digest food and clean the blood. |
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What is the name of the thick, lower end of the digestive tract where solid
waste is gathered and leaves the body? |
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The teeth in the mouth bite off a piece of food. The teeth continue
to break the food into smaller pieces. |
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| Saliva rushes into the mouth and mixes with the broken-down food. |
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| The food travels down the esophagus |
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The muscles of the stomach churn the food and continue to break
it down. |
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| The broken down food, called chyme, enters the small intestine. |
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The remaining food passes into the large intestine. Water is
absorbed from the large intestine and the rest of the material is
stored as solid waste |
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