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What are the organs in the digestive system?
mouth, esophagus, stomach, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, anus
What is the digestive system responsible for?
Digesting food and absorbing nutrients
How long does digestion take?
6-8 hours
When the mouth and stomach break down food with the use of Enzymes
Chemical Digestion
When the mouth breaks up food by chewing
Mechanical Digestion
What is the name of the tube that connects the mouth to the stomach?
esophagus
Where does digestion begin?
mouth
Where is saliva produced?
in the mouth
What is the purpose of saliva?
To make food softer and easier to swallow
Where are nutrients absorbed the most?
small intestine
What does the stomach connect to?
The small intestine and the esophagus
Where is bile produced?
liver
The breakdown of food into small molecules is...
digestion
What happens to food that cannot be used?
It leaves the body as waste
What do you call the little flesh hairs inside the intestine that increase absorption.
villi
Where does most water absorption take place?
large intestine
