Digestive System and Plant Transport

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What is the primary function of the digestive system?

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To break down food into nutrients that pass into the circulatory system.

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What are the four phases of food processing?

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Ingestion, Digestion, Absorption, Egestion.

Front

What happens during ingestion?

Back

Taking in of food.

Front

What is digestion?

Back

Breaking down of food into nutrients.

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What is absorption in the context of the digestive system?

Back

Taking in nutrients by cells.

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What is egestion?

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Removing any leftover wastes.

Front

Which systems work together to control digestion?

Back

The endocrine, nervous, digestive, and circulatory systems.

Front

What is the role of saliva in digestion?

Back

It is released in the mouth when smelling food, preparing the body for eating.

Front

What is the bolus?

Back

The chewed food that is swallowed.

Front

What is peristalsis?

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A series of involuntary muscle contractions that move the bolus through the esophagus.