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15 Cards in this Set
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Mouth- starts the
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food digestion process
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mouth- by breaking up
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the food and mixing in saliva
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saliva
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contains enzymes to start breaking down the food
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esophagus
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swallowing tube
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stomach- mixes the food with
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digestive juices (hydrochloric acid) and mixes the mixture up
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small intestines- most digestion and
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absorption takes place
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small intestines- bile and
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pancreatic juice are added here to further the process
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large intestine
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water absorption takes place
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Rectum
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waste product is expelled
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liver- provides enzymes for
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digestion
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liver- aids in digestion by
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breaking down glucose, also makes bile
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gall bladder- stores,
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concentrates, and releases bile
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gall bladder- bile is used
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for the breakdown of fat
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pancreas- creates
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pancreatic juice
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pancreas- which helps in
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neutralizing the stomach acid in the small intestine
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