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Where does the digestive track begin?
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Mouth
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Seals off the windpipe?
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Epiglotis
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Name two types of digestion?
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Mechanical and Chemical
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What is the function of the digestive system?
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1.Breaks down food into small molecules.2.Absorb food molecules into the bloodstream.3.Eliminate waste products.
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Foods are PHYSICALLY broken down into smaller pieces.
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Physical Digestion
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CHEMICALLY break foods into smaller chemical building blocks
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Chemical Digestion
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To ABSORB food molecules into the BLOODSTREAM.
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Absorption
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The breaking down of food into nutrients
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Digestion
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CHEWING food represents this type of digestion?
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Mechanical Digestion
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Saliva moistening food represents this type of digestion?
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Chemical Digestion
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Thick slippery substance
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Mucus
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Smooth muscle contractions
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Peristalsis
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A substance that speeds up chemical reactions in the body.
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Enzyme
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Fingerlike shaped projections that line the small intestine to increase absorption
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Villi
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What are the main organs of the digestive system?
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Mouth, Stomach, Small Intestine and Large Intestine.
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