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| Where does food go after the stomach? |
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| Describe the small intestine. |
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long, coiled tube about 6.5 cm long and 2.5 cm wide muscular walls food moves by peristalsis place where MOST digestion happens
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| What is an enzyme found in the small intestine that digests fats and oils? |
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| What is a large gland below the stomach that releases digestive juices to the small intestine? |
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pancreas The juices go through a small tube called the pancreatic duct. |
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| What does the pancreas do? |
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| releases enzymes that change starches, proteins, and fats into simpler forms |
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| What is the largest organ in your body? |
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| How does the liver help with digestion? |
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| a green liquid that breaks down large droplets of fat into smaller droplets of fat |
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| What is the process of breaking down large droplets of fat into smaller droplets of fat? |
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emulsification It is broken down by bile. |
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| Where is the bile stored? |
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gall bladder Bile moves from the gall bladder to the small intestion through a small tube. |
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| What is the movement of food molecules from the digestive system to the blood (circulatory system)? |
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| Where does absorption take place? |
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| What happens to the food and water after it enters the blood? |
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| It is carried to ALL cells of your body. |
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| What are the finger-like projections on the lining of the small intestine? |
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villi It is where digested food passes into the blood vessels. |
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| What is the purpose of folds of the small intestine walls covered with villi ? |
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to increase the surface area of the small intestine
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| What is the last part of the digestive system? |
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| What goes to the large intestine? |
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| a watery mixture made of undigested food, minerals, and water |
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What happens in the large intestine? |
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water and minerals are absorbed into the blood solid material is stored in the rectum and then eliminated
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