MMS Digestion Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Teeth | Begin mechanical breakdown by chewing up food into small pieces |
Salivary Glands | Begin chemical breakdown by making saliva which breaks down food |
Esophagus | Muscular tube that moves food from the mouth to the stomach. Continues mechanical breakdown |
Stomach | Continues mechanical breakdown with stomach muscles that churn food. Continues chemical breakdown with stomach acid that breaks down food. |
Small Intestine | Absorbs nutrients into the bloodstream. Chemical breakdown continues with enzymes and digestive juices from other helper organs. |
Large Intestine | Absorbs water and moves waste to rectum |
Rectum | Stores solid waste until it exits the body |
Liver | Produces bile and cleans blood by breaking down toxins |
Gallbladder | Stores bile |
Bile | Breaks down fats - made by the liver and stored in the gallbladder before entering the small intestine |
Pancreas | Produces digestive enzymes and chemicals to neutralize stomach acid |
kidneys | filter waste out of blood |
ureter | connect kidney to bladder, carry urine |
urethra | connects bladder to outside, carry urine |
bladder | stores urine until it is ready to be released |
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