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Digestion
Digestive System organs and functions
Digestive Term | Definition |
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mouth | food is broken into smaller parts and mixed with saliva. First step in digestion. |
esophagus | tubelike structure that connects the mouth and the stomach. |
stomach | baglike organ where food is mixed with digestive juices and turns into thick liquid. |
small intestine | organ where food is mixed with more digestive juices, broken down into nutrients, and absorbed into the body through the villi. |
large intestine | organ that removes water from waste material and holds solid waste until it can leave the body. |
nutrient | part of food that cells use. |
villi | tiny fingerlike lining of small intestine. |
esophagus | tubelike strurcetures that connect the mouth to the stomache |
carbo-hydrates | netrients that supply the body w/ major energy source |