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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the process in which food is broken down and is turned into small nutrient molucules | digestion |
| process in which nutrient molucules pass through the wall of your digestive system into your blood | absorption |
| plays an important roll in both chemical and mechanical digestion | saliva |
| protiens that speed up chemical reactions in the body | enzyme |
| seals off your windpipe, preventong the food from entering | epiglottis |
| a muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach | esophagus |
| a thick, slippery substance produced by the body | mucus |
| involutary waves of muscle contraction | peristalis |
| expands when you swallow food most chemical and mechanical digestion takes place here | stomach |
| part of the digestion system where most chemical digestion takes place | small intestine |
| breaks down medicine and eliminates nitrogen from body ;produces bile | liver |
| breaks up fat particles | bile |
| the organ that stores bile | gall bladder |
| produces enzymes that flow into the small intestine and help breakdown starches,protiens,and fats | pancreas |
| fingerlike structures that line the inside of the small intestine | villus |
| last section of the digestive system it contains bacteria that feed on the material passing through; reasorption of water | large intestine |
| here waste material is compressed into a smaller form | rectum |
| a muscular opening at the end of the rectum | anus |
| rings of muscles that help push food through the digestive tract | sphincter |
| intestinal gases | flatus |
| semisolid remains | feces |
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