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Mouth
Opening where food enters. Mechanical & Chemical digestion
Esophagus
Tube where food travels from mouth to stomach. Mucus lined
Liver
Filters out toxins from blood and produces bile (breaks down fats)
Stomach
Large muscular organ breaks down food mechanically & chemically (acid)
Pancreas
Gland produces enzymes which help with digestion.
Large Intestine
Absorption of water and electrolytes
Small Intestine
Responsible for removing nutrients using bile and enzymes.
Appendix
Useless organ
Rectum
Storage are for waste
Mechanical Digestion
movement of muscles in mouth, stomach, or small intestine to break down food.
Chemical Digestion
digestion using chemicals from the body such as saliva or stomach acid
Peristalsis
movement of nutrients through small intestine
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