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Where does digestion begin? Mouth
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Where does the esophagus push the food? stomach
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What 3 body parts send juices to the small intestine? Liver, pancreas, gall bladder
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How long is an average small intestine? 20 feet
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What does the liver remove from the blood? Harmful substances
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When they reach the stomach, what does the mashed up food mix with? Gastric juices
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Where is bile made? Liver
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What does the digestive system do? Breaks down and handles food
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How long does food spend in the small intestine? 4 hours
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Which organ stores the solid waste until a person is ready to use the bathroom Rectum
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About how long is the large intestine? 5-6 feet
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Where does the partly digested food go after it leaves the stomach? Small intestine
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What happens to the solid waste material left from our food ? Waits in the rectum until it is deposited in the toilet
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Where is the last chance the body has to remove any final water or nutrients from the food ? Large intestine
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Name 4 organs from the digestive system that are not used in digestion? Liver, pancreas, gall bladder, appendix
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When you chew your food, what is released in your mouth? Saliva
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After chewing, the food is swallowed and passes down the ____________ to the _____________? Esophagus, stomach
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Where is food mixed with enzymes to further break down the food to a point where it no longer looks like food ? Esophagus
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Which organ is responsible for storing bile ? Gall bladder
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What part of the digestive system produces digestive juices to break down the food into a liquidy mixture ? Stomach
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What part of the large intestine is where the body gets its last chance to absorb the water and some minerals from the remainder of the “food” into the blood ? Colon
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