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Digestion

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Digestion process by which food is broken down into small nutrients
Mechanical Digestion the physical breakdown of food by chewing or churning
Chemical Digestion the chemical breakdown of food
Mouth Where carbohydrates get broken down
Amylase Enzymes in saliva
Epiglottis flap that directs food to the right pipe
Esophagus tube that connects your mouth to stomach
Peristalsis The rhythmic contraction of muscles that push food through the digestion system
Stomach churns food and adds gastric juices
Pepsin hydrochloric acid (hci) and enzymes break down protien
Liver produces bile, which breaks down fats into small pieces
Gallbladder stores bile until needed
Bile Stored in gallbladder until released into the small intestine
Pancreas juice is made then moved to the small intestine
Insulin made by the pancreas and is used to regulate sugar
Small intestine most chemical digestion is done and nutrients are absorbed
Villi fingerlike projections in the small intestine that help to absorb nutrients
Large intestine excess water and vitamins are absorbed solid waste is formed
Rectum stores solid wastes until eliminated from the body
Enzymes like a puzzle and fit together perfectly
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