Digestive System

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What is the esophagus?

Back

A muscular tube that helps move food from the mouth to the stomach.

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What is the correct sequence of the digestive pathway?

Back

mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine

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What is digestion?

Back

The process by which the body breaks down food so that it can be used for energy.

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What role does the pancreas play in digestion?

Back

Provides additional enzymes (pancreatic juice) to help nutrients get absorbed by the small intestine.

Front

What are simple sugars (glucose) the building blocks of?

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Complex carbohydrates.

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What is the function of the stomach in the digestive system?

Back

To break down food using acids and enzymes.

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What is the role of the small intestine?

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To absorb nutrients from digested food into the bloodstream.

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What is the function of the large intestine?

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To absorb water and electrolytes from indigestible food matter and to store waste.

Front

What is bile and where is it produced?

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A digestive fluid produced by the liver that helps digest fats.

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What are enzymes?

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Proteins that speed up chemical reactions in the body, including digestion.