5th grade Digestive System

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special structures in the mouth that physically break down food by chewing and grinding

watery substance produced in the mouth which helps to moisten food during the digestive process

food tube connecting the mouth to the stomach/smooth muscles

large muscular sac that continues the mechanical and chemical digestion of food

large organ just above the stomach that produces bile, a fluid loaded with lipids and salts

stores bile produced by the liver until it is needed in the duodenum

small intestine

food breaks down The part of the digestive system in which most chemical digestion takes place

large intestine

the last section of the digestive system, where water is absorbed from food and the remaining material is eliminated from the body

where the wast product exits the body.

makes digestive juices to help food digest in the small intestine