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14 Cards in this Set
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Digestive System |
The organs that Break down food so that it can be Used by the body. |
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Digestive Tract |
The series of tube like organs that food passes through. |
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Mechanical Digestion |
The breaking crushing and mashing of food. |
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Chemical Digestion |
Large molecules are broken down into nutrients The body needs. |
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Saliva |
A liquid that contains enzymes that begin chemical digestion. |
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Esophagus |
A long straight to that connects the pharynx to the stomach. |
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Peristalsis |
Muscle contractions that force food through the digestive tract. |
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Stomach |
The digestive organ that breaks down food into a liquid using muscles enzymes and acids. |
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Chyme |
This soupy mixture of partly digested food that is ready to leave the stomach. |
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Pancreas |
The organ that makes a fluid that chemically digests chyme neutralizes the acid in chyme. It also makes hormones that regulate blood sugar. |
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Small Intestine |
A Muscular tube, covered in villi, where most of the nutrients are absorbed. |
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Large Intestine |
The digestive organ that removes water from the mostly digested food and stores, compacts, and eliminates waste material from the body. |
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Liver |
The digestive organ that makes bile, stores and filters blood, and stores excess sugar. |
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Gallbladder |
The digestive organ that stores bile, which breaks down fat. |
