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NUTRIENT
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SUBSTANCES THAT ENABLE THE BODY TO MOVE, GROW, AND MAINTAIN HOMEOSTASIS
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DIGESTION
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THE PROCESS OF BREAKING DOWN FOOD INTO USABLE MATERIALS
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PERISTALSIS
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THE WAVELIKE CONTRACTION OF SMOOTH MUSCLES TO MOVE FOOD THROUGH THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
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MECHANICAL DIGESTION
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PHYSICALLY CHANGING THE FOOD THAT YOU EAT . EXAMPLE: CHEWING, MASHING OR POUNDING
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CHEMICAL DIGESTION
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CHEMICALLY CHANGING FOOD INTO SIMPLER SUBSTANCES
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ESOPHAGUS
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A LONG MUSCULAR TUBE THAT CONTRACTS AND RELAXES TO PUSH FOOD TOWARD THE STOMACH
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SALIVARY GLANDS
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RELEASE SALIVA IN YOUR MOUTH TO CHEMICALLY CHANGE THE FOOD YOU EAT
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STOMACH
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MUSCUS LINED ORGAN THAT EXPANDS WHEN YOU EAT. CHEMICALS SUCH AS HYDROCLORIC ACID ARE MIXED WITH YOUR FOOD TO CHEMICALLY DIGEST IT
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LARGE INTESTINE
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ABSORBS WATER, THEN REMOVES THE EXCESS WASTE PRODUCTS THROUGH THE ANUS
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SMALL INTESTINE
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CONTAIN VILLI THAT ABSORB THE NUTRIENTS IN YOUR FOOD
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LIVER
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LARGEST INTERNAL ORGAN OF THE BODY. PRODUCES BILE WHICH IS USED TO BREAK DOWN FATS
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GALLBLADDER
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BILE PRODUCED IN THE LIVER IS STORED IN THE GALLBLADDER AND THEN SECRETED INTO THE SMALL INTESTINE
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PANCREAS
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PRODUCES CHEMICALS THAT ARE USED TO BREAK DOWN PROTEINS, FATS AND STARCH
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