| Digestive Term |
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| 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 |
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