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| process by which large food molecules are broken down into smaller food moleculs |
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| process by which large pieces of food are cut and crushed into smaller pieces |
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| liquid in the mouth that helps in digestion |
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| process by which foods are changed into forms the body can use |
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| flap of tissue that prevents food from entering the windpipe |
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| tube that connects the mouth to the stomache |
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| wavelike movement that moves food through the digestive tract |
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| muscells that involuntarily contract in the esophagus to force food down the the stomache |
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| food that has been chewed (in a ball like shape) that is ready to be sent down the esophagus |
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| Folds in the stomach that extend and contract, and create more surface area so that more gastric juices can come in contact with the food |
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| Thick liquid form of food |
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| juice produced in the stomach that contains mucus, pepsin, and hydrochloric acid |
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| enzyme that digests protiens |
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| Acid that kills bacteria, very dangerous, even has to be protected by mucus from touching the lining of the stomach |
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| Green liquid that breaks down fasts and oils |
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| process of breaking down large droplets of fat into small droplets |
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| enzyme that digests fats and oils |
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| organ that has a lot of digestive juices, and releases these juses into the small intestine. These Juices help to break down starches, proteins, and fats |
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| liver is the largest organ, and makes a lot of stuff, and cleanses blood and stuff. produces BILE- breaks down fat in emulsification. Liver's juices are also sent to the small intestine |
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| a storage place for bile before it gets to the small intestine |
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| the passage way that lets air flow through to the lungs, and the epiglotis stops food from going through |
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| the throat- leads food to the esophagus |
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| movement of food from the digestive system to the blood |
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| Large intestine, last stage in digestion, digests stuff that the small one doesn't |
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| fingerlike projection on the lining of the small intesting, they create more surface area for the digestive juices to get to the chyme |
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| a storage place for waste before it leaves the body |
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a. Food moves through the small intestine by Peristalsis
b. all the way from the beginning to the end of the small intestine nutrients are taken to be used in other places
c. approximately 7 meters long
d. digestive juices and enzymes are sent from the liver/gullblader, and the pancrease |
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| J shaped organ that food from the esophagus falls into. This turns the bolus into a liquidy thing called chyme. |
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