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Liver
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Produces bile, which is
stored in the gallbladder and continues food parts.
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Saliva
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Produced by the salivary gland and begins to digest
the food before it is even swallowed.
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Pancreas
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Produces pancreatic juice which breaks down foods
especially carbohydrates
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Small Intestines
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Food is absorbed through the tiny blood
vessels in the wall of the small intestines and then travels to parts of the
body that need it.
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Rectum
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Expels undigested foods out of the body.
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Large Intestines
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Food that cannot be digested goes here
where the bacteria breaks it down until it is expelled through the rectum
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Gallbladder
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Stores bile for the liver and releases it when
needed for digestion
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Stomach
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Uses gastric juices to mix the food and tosses it
around, breaks down the protein parts of food.
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Heartburn
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A painful burning
feeling in your chest or throat. It happens when stomach acid backs up into
your esophagus.
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Abdomen
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The part of the body that
houses the stomach, intestines, liver, spleen, gallbladder and pancreas
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Esophagus
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A long tube for food to travel down to the
stomach in a wave-like motion
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Digestion
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The process by
which food is changed into material that can be absorbed and used by the body
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Acids
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Digestive enzymes that help to break down foods such as
saliva, gastric juice, pancreatic juice, and bile.
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