Digestive System Review

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

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digestion

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A fluid in the mouth that helps digest food.

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saliva

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The chewing and grinding of food into smaller pieces is an example of...

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Mechanical Digestion

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Gastric juices in the stomach digest food into a thick liquid.

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Chemical digestion

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Where does digestion begin?

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Our teeth

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What stores bile?

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Gall Bladder

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Digestion

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Breaking down food into smaller nutrients

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The muscular tube that moves food from the mouth to the stomach?

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esophagus

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The organ where food doesn't pass through but it does break down fats and detoxify poisons? Options: liver, small intestine, stomach, large intestine

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liver

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What do the villi do?

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Absorbs nutrients from food so the body has energy.