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Digestion Process
Digestive Tract/ System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Digestion | The process of breaking down food into a form that the body can use. |
| Enzyme | A chemical that helps speed up the breaking down of food. |
| Salivary Glands | Glands that produce saliva, which contain enzymes. |
| Pharynx | Back of your throat. |
| Esophagus | A tube that the bolus travels through to get to your stomach. |
| Bolus | A chewed up ball of food. |
| Peristalsis | The movement that pushes the food through your body. |
| Stomach | An organ that produces hydrochloric acid and helps break down food. |
| Chyme | The milkshake like substance in your stomach. |
| Liver | The organ that produces bile/cleans blood. |
| Pancreas | Produces pancreatic juices and enzymes. |
| Gall Bladder | Stores bile. |
| Small Intestine | Where the villi take the nutrients out of the food. |
| Appendix | Does nothing in your body. |
| Large Intestine | Remove the moisture from the waste. |
| Colon | Large Intestine |
| Rectum | Last part of the Large Intestine. |
| Anus | Where the waste is eliminated. |
| Alimentary Canal | Digestive Tract. |
| Types of Digestion | Physical, Mechanical, Chemical |