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| break down of food into a chemical form that can be passed into circulation |
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| mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, anus |
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| muscles take turns contracting in waves that push materials along the length of digestive tract |
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| organ that functions in both digestions and temporary food storage |
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| folds in stomach to help it expand |
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| portion of digestine tract that runs between stomach and large intestine-duodenum, jejunum, ileum |
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| gland that secretes into the small intestine digestive enzymes along with chemical buffers that help raise the pH of the chyme coming from stomach |
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| organ that stores and concentrates a digestive material called bile |
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| substance produced by the liver that facilitates the digestions of fats |
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| redish-brown organ that is central to the bodys metabolism of nutrients |
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| part of digestive tract that begins at the small intestine and ends at the anus-cecum, colon, rectum |
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