In Science / Junior High School | 2024-10-26

Choices: peristalsis small intestine digestion stomach feces mouth esophagus saliva pepsin liver villi large intestine anus teeth energy defecation The digestive system provides the nutrients your body cells need to produce (1)_. (2)_ is the process of breaking down food into simple substance that can be absorbed by the body. Food enters the (3)_ where teeth break or cut the food into smaller pieces and the tongue helps to move food around and mixes it with (4)_. When you swallow, food push by the tongue to the (5)_ which is a long, straight muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach. The contraction and relaxation of muscles in the esophagus when you swallow is called (6)_.The (7)_ where tiny fingerlike projections is a muscular J-shaped organ containing gastric juices with enzymes called (8)_ and hydrochloric acid that breaks down proteins and fats in food. The churning action moves food out of the stomach down to the (9)_ where food is finally digested and absorbed. Inside its wall are (10) where food nutrients get into the bloodstream. Pancreas (pancreatic juice), gall bladder (stores bile) (11)_ (produces bile) are the accessory organs that help in the digestion process. Undigested food then proceeds to the (12)_ where water is reabsorbed and temporarily stored until it is ready to be eliminated out of the body as (13)_ through the (14)_ (15) is the excretion or release of waste materials that are not absorbed by the body.​

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