This is the process which the body uses to break down food and take in its nutrients.

It is the organ system that carries out the process of breaking down food.

These are materials that the body needs in order to work properly. It also supplies energy

for the body, or help the body to grow and repair itself.

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These are shaped like tiny bumps which covers the top of the tongue.

This is found in saliva which help break food apart chemically.

These glands make saliva.

The esophagus makes this slippery material which lets food travel through the esophagus

easily.

It is a muscular sac that helps break down food.

These are tiny, fingerlike bumps that line the wall of the small intestine.

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Food is pushed into this organ after you swallow which is a tube lined with muscles.