Digestive System
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| digestive system | breaks down food so it can be used by the body
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| digestion | your body must change the food into a usable form
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| digestive tract | contains all of the digestive organs (makes up the digestive system)
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| abdomen | "belly"; region between the chest and the hips is called the abdomen; contains several important organs including the liver, stomach, intestines, and bladder
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| carbohydrate | any of various compounds of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen (as sugars, starches, or celluloses) most of which are formed by plants and are a major animal food
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| esophagus | once food is chewed it enters here which is a tube that is connected to the stomach
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| gall bladder | underneath liver; stores bile (breaks down fat)
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| large intestine | water is removed from food and taken into the body
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| liver | body's largest internal organ; produces bile (breaks down fat)
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| mouth | digestive process begins here when you chew, grind, and swallow food
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| nutrients | absorbed into the body to provide nurishment
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| pancreas | lies below the stomach and releases digestive juices containing enzymes, which break down food chemically
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| protein | helps your body grow and repair tissues; (meat, milk, eggs, nuts, and beans)
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| saliva | a fluid that is secreted into the mouth by salivary glands
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| small intestine | food passes here from the stomach; more chemicals continue to break down food; nutrients are absorbed into the body
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| starch | white, odorless, tasteless, carbohydrate; an important food
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| stomach | food passes here from the esophagus; food is mixed with chemicals (gastric juices) that help break it down
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| teeth | breaks down food in your mouth to begin the digestive process
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| tongue | mixes the food with saliva to soften it as it is chewed by the teeth; food is then pushed down the esophagus by the tongue
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| vitamin | various substances that are necessary in very small amounts to our nutrition; important to the control of growth and development (naturally in many foods or in some cases are produced within the body)
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| rectum | gets rid of the body's waste
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