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| the first part of the digestive tract |
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| proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, water |
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| shows different food groups and amount needed in each group |
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| mouth,esophagus,stomach, small intestine, large intestine |
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| the order that food travels through the digestive tract |
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| a liquidlike mixture that food is broken down into by the gastic juices |
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| the clear liquid that moistens food in the mouth and begins digestion |
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| the squeezing movements of muscles in parts of the digestive tract |
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| produces bile and filters waste from the blood |
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| the part of the digestive tract where nutrients are absorbed into the blood as chyme |
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| produces insulin and makes enzymes that break down food |
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| stores excess bile and releases it when needed |
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| used to build and repair the body |
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| the mixture in the stomach that helps break down food |
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| the flap of tissue that closes to keep food out of the trachea |
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| connects the throat to the stomach |
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| a ring of muscles that control an opening |
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| the stretchy storage bag in the digestive tract |
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| tear and crush food into small pieces |
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| pushes food around in the mouth and allows food to be tasted |
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| process of breaking down food into forms the body can use |
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| special clusters of cells on the tongue that react to chemicals |
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| mechanically and chemically |
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| two ways that the stomach works on food |
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| fingerlike structures that line the small intestine |
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| sweet, sour, salt, bitter |
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