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15 Cards in this Set
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Small intestine |
A long folded tube inside the body attached to the stomach where nutrients in the food are absorbed |
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Pharynx |
Part of throat that acts like a gateway sending air into the lungs and food down into the stomach |
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Rectum |
The place where waste is stored before it leaves the body |
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Waste |
Part of the food that is not digested |
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Esophagus |
The tube that connects the stomach to the mouth |
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Swallow |
A verb that means to push food through your pharynx |
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Chew |
Crush food with ur teeth |
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Tongue |
Muscle in ur mouth that is used for pushing food around |
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Stomach |
After being swallowed, food goes to this place where it is mixed with acid |
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Large intestine |
The tube after the small intestine where liquid is absorbed |
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Teeth |
Used to chew food |
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Nutrients |
Good things in food |
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Saliva |
A slippery liquid that makes food easy to swallow and helps to break the food down |
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Digestion |
The process of breaking down food for use as energy and building materials for ur body |
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Liver |
Produces bile that go into the small intestine and help digest the food |
