Digestive System

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

• composition
• digestion
• deposition
• absorption

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A fluid in the mouth that helps digest food.

• pepsin
• pepsi
• saliva
• salty

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

• liver
• kidneys
• gall bladder
• pancreas

• esophagus
• liver
• stomach
• pancreas

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• stomach
• pancreas
• large intestine
• small intestine

When does digestion begin?

• Our teeth

• Our stomach

• The esophogus

• When we smell food

What stores bile?

• Colon
• Gall Bladder
• Small Intestine

What is the definition for digestion?

• Breaking down food into smaller nutrients
• Getting rid of waste products
• Getting food into our bodies
• Getting nutrients into our bloodstream, so that our cells can use them

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

• esophagus
• small intestine
• stomach
• mouth

The organ where food doesn't pass through but it does break down fats and detoxify poisons?

• liver
• small intestine
• stomach
• large intestine