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Human Nutrition
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Nutrition | The way organisms obtain and use food. |
| Food pipe | Oesophagus |
| Muscular bag | Stomach |
| Shortest part of the small intestine | Duodenum |
| Longest part of the small intestine | Ileum |
| Where the small and large intestine meet | Caecum |
| Chemical digestion | Breakdown of food by acid and enzymes |
| Mechanical digestion | Physical breakdown of food |