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Produces Saliva ?   Salivary glands  
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2 types of major nutrients   Sugars and Starches  
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Food enters the body when ?   When it is absorbed into the body  
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What is the food in your mouth called after it's been chewed ?   A bolus  
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2 components of digestion   Chemical and Physical  
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What muscle does the esophagus pass through before reaching the stomach ?   The Diaphram  
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Stops the food from going back into the esophagus ?   The Cardiac Sphineter  
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What helps the stomach churn the food ?   The three layers of muscle  
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Stomach lining produces mucus because ..   It protects the stomach from acid  
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Name of the substance that enters the stomach through the small intestine   Chyme  
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What can you get removed and does not have a use ?   The Appendix  
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How long is the alimentary canal ?   8-10 meters depending on height  
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What is the action called when the mouth starts breaking down food and preparing for digestion ?   Mastication  
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The wave like motion of contracting muscles is called ?   Peristalsis  
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Cells produce a watery fluid with a digestive enzyme called ?   Salivary amylase  
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What does the muscular sac do ?   Churns and mixes food  
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What do gastric pits do ?   Increase surface area  
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What completes digestion of the nutrients in chyme , absorbs products of digestion and transport the remaining residue to the large intestine ?   The small intestine  
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Helps to break down fats   The liver  
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The Gallbladder is underneath ?   The liver  
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What does the saliva amalase do ?   Breaks down starches  
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Specific vitamin that is used in energy production ?   Vitamin B  
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What is the acid called you have in your stomach ?   Hydrocloric acid  
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How often does your stomach linging get replaced ?   Every three days  
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How much food do you eat per day ?   1 kg  
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How long does it take to fully digest food ?   2 days  
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How much saliva do we have each day ?   1 litre  
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The pyloric valve is located between ..   The stomach and small intestine  
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Where does digestion begin ?   The mouth  
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What do we use to break down food ?   Our teeth and tonges  
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What transports food to the stomach ?   The esophagus  
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Why do the digestive organs make chyme ?   It moves eaiser through the body  
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Why do stomach muscles contract ?   To remind you your hungry  
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How long is the small intestine ?   7 meters  
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How long is the large intestine ?   2 meters  
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What does the epiglottis do ?   Covers the breathing tube so you dont choke  
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How long is the duodenum ?   less than a meter  
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How long is the jejunum ?   About 2 meters  
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How long is the illeum ?   3 meters long  
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What is the function of the Gall bladder ?   Stores bile  
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The three organs that aid in digestion   Liver , Pancreas , and Gall bladder  
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What creates bile ?m   The liver  
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Amino acid is ..   Protein  
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How much water enters your system each day ?   9 quarts  
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What does normal flora produce ?   Nutrients  
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Waste leaves the body where ?   The anal cavity  
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Why does the tonge raise up ?   To push food back  
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Where is the appendix located ?   Off the large intestine  
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What does the large intestine form ?   feces  
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