Digestive System

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Ingestion

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Getting food into our bodies

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Digestion

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Breaking down food into smaller nutrients

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Absorption

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Getting nutrients into our bloodstream, so that our cells can use them

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Where does the digestion of starch begin? Options: esophagus, small intestine, stomach, mouth

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mouth

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The muscular tube that moves food from the mouth to the stomach?

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esophagus

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Where are nutrients absorbed into the blood?

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small intestine

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Where extra water and minerals are absorbed through the cells of this organ ... Options: liver, small intestine, stomach, large intestine

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large intestine

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Food broken down by physical processes is called

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mechanical digestion

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Food broken down by chemicals is called

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chemical digestion

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

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mechanical digestion