Digestive System

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What are the two types of Digestion?

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Chemical digestion & Mechanical digestion

Front

What are the tiny little structures that line the small intestine called?

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Villi

Front

The muscles in your oesophagus act like a giant wave. That is what moves food or drinks down to your stomach. This wave action is called ______________

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Peristalsis

Front

Ingestion

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Getting food into our bodies

Front

The muscular tube that moves food from the mouth to the stomach? Options: esophagus, small intestine, stomach, mouth

Back

esophagus

Front

The organ where food is mashed and then broken down by acids? Options: esophagus, small intestine, stomach, mouth

Back

stomach

Front

Chewing, grinding, and churning are examples of...

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mechanical digestion

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A fluid in the mouth that helps digest food.

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saliva

Front

Back

stomach

Front

What do the villi do?

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Absorbs nutrients from food so the body has energy.