digestive system 101 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
teeth | chop and grind |
tongue | mixes food with saliva |
esophagus | food tube, pushes food down from the mouth to the stomach |
stomach | blends, churns, mixes food, digestive juices enter here to break food down |
duodenum | first part of the small intestine where food is broken down further by digestive juices and enzymes |
small intestine | nutrients are absorbed into the blood stream here |
large intestine | bacteria remove nutrients from waste, water is removed from waste |
rectum | stores solid waste |
salivary glands | make saliva |
gall bladder | stores bile and sends it to the small intestine |
liver | makes bile, stores nutrients that the body does not need right away |
pancreas | makes chemicals needed to break down food, makes insulin |
enzyme | chemical that breaks down food |
gland | factory |
insulin | helps cells use sugar |
digestive juices | acids and enzymes in the stomach that break down food |
bile | yellow-green fluid that breaks down fat |
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Schnookms
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