digestive system
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digestion |
A process called digestion turns food into a form that your body can use.
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gullet |
The gullet is a tube that goes from the mouth to the stomach.
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ingestion |
Ingestion is putting food into your mouth.
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saliva |
Saliva is a digestive juice. It contains an enzme that breaks down starch onto sugar.
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stomach |
In the stomach the food is churned up with strong acid.
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rectum |
Faeces are stored in the rectum.
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molecules |
The particles that make up food are called molecules.
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intestine |
The digestive system has both large and small intestine.
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gut |
All the organs of the digestive system apart from the mouth.
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enzymes |
Enzymes are able to digest food that has been eaten.
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muscles |
Muscles in the wall of the gullet contract(get smaller) to narrow the tube above the food.
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appendix |
The appendix is a small tube branching off the large intestine.
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