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performs the vital task of transferring food into chemicals that cells can absorb and use for energy. It breaks down food into its simplest components, after which it absorbs the components so they can be distributed throughout the body.

mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, large intestine, small intestine, rectum, and anus are what?

• accessory organs

• digestive tract organs

• the digestive system

this is the first phase of digestion

• chemical digestion

• mechanical digestion

uses digestive enzymes produced in the salivary glands, stomach, pancreas, and small intestines to break down food particles into nutrients (such as glucose, amino acids, and fatty acids) that cells can use.

• mechanical digestion

• chemical digestion

• accessory digestion

• fecal digestion

Food that isn’t digested or absorbed becomes ________and is eliminated out of the body.

The intestinal lining contains circular folds that slow the progress of the chyme and increase its contact with the mucosa. On top of the circular folds are projections called ____

• emzyes

• villi

• lacteal

• microvilli

col/o

cholecystectomy

• excision or surgical removal of the colon

• excision or surgical removal of the cecum

• excision or surgical removal of the gallbladder

• excision or surgical removal of the bile duct

pertaining to the lips and teeth

when does the first step in building a microbiome occur?

• during birth

• at age 1

• through the placenta

• when you start eating solid foods