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Digestive system
parts of the digestive system
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Biology
9th Grade
11/20/2007

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MOUTH
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FIRST PLACE THAT BREAKS DOWN AND SOFTENS FOOD
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TEETH
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THEY CUT, TEAR, CHOP AND GRIND FOOD
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SALIVA
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MOISTENS THE MOUTH TO MAKE IT EASIER TO SWALLOW, BREAKS STARCHES DOWN INTO SUGARS
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STOMACH
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THE LINING OF THE STOMACH CONTAINS ACID AND ENCYMES THAT BREAKS THE FOOD DOWN INTO A THICK LIQUID
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SMALL INTESTINE
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DIGESTIVE JUICES BREAK THE THICK LIQUID DOWN UNTIL DIGESTION IS COMPLETED, AND THE FOOD PASSES INTO THE BLOODSTREAM
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ESOPHAGUS  
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MADE OF RINGS OF MUSCLES THAT SQUEEZE THE FOOD TO THE STOMACH
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LARGE INTESTINE
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UNDIGESTED MATERIALS ARE PUSHED THROUGH AND LEAVE THE BODY AS WASTE
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