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Digestive System

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The role enzymes

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The role enzymes

They break down nutrients so the body can use them

Three functions of the stomach

Breaks down food, produces enzyme and acid, kills bacteria

How does the stomach work to break down food?

Squeezes the food with muscle contractions, produces enzyme and acid which breaks down food nutrients and makes googy liquid called chyme

The liquid produced after digestion

Describe the control mechanism for chyme leaving your stomach what is the benifit for this process proceeding slowly?

Valves slowly let chyme into small intestine, more time to mix chyme with other liquids