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| is a protein that speeds up chemical reactions in the body |
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Mechanical Digestion- churns the food in the stomach, mixes the foods and fluids to digest.
Chemical Digestion- occurs when churning food mixes with digestive juice |
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| flap of tissue, seals off your windpipe and prevents food from entering your lungs. |
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| a muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach. |
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| pushes food toward the stomach |
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| part of the digestive system where most chemical digestion takes place |
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| one of its jibs is to make bile for the digestive system |
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| a substance that breaks up fat particles |
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| a triangular organ located between the stomach and the first part of the small intestine |
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| inner surface of the small intestine is folded into millions of tiny finger-shaped structure |
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| bile is stored in the organ |
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| Goes to waste, the last section in the digestive system. |
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| is where waste material is compressed into solid form. |
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| a muscular opening at the end of the rectum |
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