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Digestive System
Term | Definition |
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Mouth | receives food by ingestion, break it into small particles by mastication |
Pharynx (throat) | carries air, food, and fluid down from the nose and mouth |
Esophagus | moves food into the stomach |
Stomach | temporarily store food. contract and relax to mix and break down food |
Small Intestine | helps to further digest food coming from the stomach |
Large Intestine | absorbs water and changes the waste from liquid into stool |
Anus | detects rectal contents, whether they are liquid, gas, or solid, and then control when stool should and shouldn't be excreted from your body |
Digestive System | breaks nutrients into parts small enough for your body to absorb and use for energy, growth, and cell repair |
Rectum | stores stool until it pushes stool out of your anus during a bowel movement |
Anus | detects rectal contents, whether they are liquid, gas, or solid, and then control when stool should and shouldn't be excreted from your body |