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digestive system
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the body system that converts this fuel into usable energy
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digestion
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the process of changing food into material the body can use
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enzymes
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proteins that affect the many body processes
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saliva
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a fluid made by the salivary glands that moistens and softens foods
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small intestine
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a coiled, tubelike organ that is about twenty feet long
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excretory system
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your body's waste removal system
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excretion
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the process of removing wastes from the body
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colon
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the large intestine
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kidneys
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organs that filter water and dissolved wastes from the blood and help maintain proper levels of water and salts in the body
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