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digestive system
diegestive system
Term | Definition |
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mouth | the mouth is where the mechanical digestion and chemical digestion. mechanical digestion is where saliva forms. chemical digestion is where enzymes break down food. |
esophagus | food goes down it with the help of the muscles. It then goes to the stomach |
stomach | It breaks down food. There is chemical breakdown that uses gastric juices. Mechanical breakdown uses stomach churns. |
small intestine | the process is finished here. villi goes around it. It digests then goes through the wall. |
large intestine | food that cant be digested goes here. Water is adsorbed to blood waste. |