The digestive process
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| digestion | The process by which your body breaks down food into small nutrient molecules.
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| absorption | The process by which nutrient molecules pass through the wall of your digestive system into your blood.
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| saliva | fluid released when your mouth waters.Plays an important role in mechanical and chemical digestion.
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| mechanical digestion | The breaking down of food into small parts using the teeth or the muscles of the stomach.
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| chemical digestion | The breakdown of complex molecules into simpler ones using enzymes.
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| enzyme | A protein that speeds up chemical reactions in the body.
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| esophagus | A muscular tube that is lined with smooth muscle and connects the mouth to the stomach.
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| epiglottis | A flap of tissue that seals off the windpipe to prevent food from entering.
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| mucus | Mucus is a thick slippery substance produced by the body.
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| peristalsis | The involuntary waves of muscle contractions.
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| stomach | A j-shaped, muscular pouch located in the abdomen.
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| pepsin | This digestive juice chemically breaks down proteins in your food.
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| hydrochloric acid | A very strong acid.
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| small intestine | the part of the digestive system where most chemical digestion and absorption of nutrients takes place.
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| liver | The largest and heaviest organ in the body. Produces bile.
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| bile | A substance that breaks up fat particles.
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| gallbladder | An organ that stores bile.
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| pancreas | Produces enzymes that flow into the small intestine. They break up starches, proteins and fats.
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| villi | finger like structures that cover the lining of the small intestine and increase the surface area of the intestines, aiding in absorption of nutrients.
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| large intestine | water is absorbed into the bloodstream and waste is readied for elimination.
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| rectum | the end of the large intestine and compressed and into a solid form.
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| anus | The muscular opening at the end of the rectum.
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