Circulatory System & Digestive System

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What is the main function of the circulatory system?

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To deliver nutrients and oxygen to cells and remove waste products from the body.

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What are the main components of the circulatory system?

Back

The heart, blood vessels, and blood.

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What is the role of the heart in the circulatory system?

Back

To pump blood throughout the body.

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What is the primary function of the digestive system?

Back

To break down food into nutrients that the body can use.

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What are the main organs of the digestive system?

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Mouth, esophagus, stomach, intestines, liver, and pancreas.

Front

Where does digestion begin?

Back

In the mouth.

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What is the process of breaking down food called?

Back

Digestion.

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What is absorbed in the small intestine?

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Nutrients from digested food.

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What is the role of the stomach in digestion?

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To mix food with digestive juices and break it down into a semi-liquid form.

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What is the function of the large intestine?

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To absorb water and form waste (feces) for elimination.