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science digestion

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Digestion   The process of breaking food down into nutrients the body can use  
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Where does digestion begin   In the mouth  
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whta are the two types of digestion   mechanical digestion and chemical digestion  
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Describe mechanical digestion   when food is physically broken down into smaller pieces  
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Describe chemical digestion   When enzymes and other chemicals break down large food molecules into smaller ones the body can use  
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how are teeth used in digestion   they mechanically break apart the food  
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how do salivary glands help the process of digestionin our mouth   they secrete mucus that lubricates and holds food together  
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how does chemical digestion happen in the mouth   enzymes found in saliva chemically break down starches into sugars  
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what is the function of your epiglottis   It is a flap of tissue that covers the windpipe when you swallow  
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what is the esophagus   The esophagus is a pipe-shaped tube into which the food is forced after swallowing. It transports the food into your stomach  
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what is peristalsis   Powerful waves of muscle contractions that push food through the digestive system  
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what are three things that happen in the stomach   1.protein digested 2.kills bacteria 3. liquefies food and is called chyme  
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why are the mucus glands in the stomach important   they secrete thick mucus that protects the stomach lining from the acid  
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What shape is the stomach   the stomach is a j-shaped muscular organ that mashes food into a liquid  
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what is the main digestive organ   small intestine, most of the digestion takes place here. Most absorption of nutrients happen here  
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How is food pushed through the small intestine   peristalsis, wavelike contractions that push food  
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how do cells that line the walls in the small intestine help in the digestion process   they release special enzymes that chemically break down the food  
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how do the liver and pancreas help the process of digestion   they produce enzymes that are secreted into the small intestine to break down food and fat. Bile is made in the liver and secreted through the gall bladder  
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villi cover the wall of the small intestine. What is there function   these finger-like projections absorb the nutrients and pass them to the blood vessels that carry them to other parts of the body  
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what does the large intestine do   this part of the digestive track takes water out of the undigested food, which then forms a solid waste  
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what are enzymes and protiens   protiens that chemically break large food molecules into smaller molecules during digestion  
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