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| blocks the trachea/ windpipe so food doesnt go to lungs |
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| musculer contractions that move food through the digestive track |
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| breaks down protien in the food |
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| in saliva, breaks down starch into sugar |
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| liquid spit in your mouth that has amylase in it and that helps make it easier to swallow food by making it moist |
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| one of the three carbohydrates your system needs is sugar and that keeps you going |
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| the three carbohydrates you need are sugar, starch, and fiber |
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| building blocks of life, all living things are cells |
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| actes like a gate between stomach and esophagus |
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| when your teeth chop, tear, and grind the food and your tounge mixes it with saliva |
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