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Which is the first step in digestion?
Ingestion
Absorption
Excretion
Digestion
why is the esophagus is important in the digestive system?
to swallow food
to chew food
to choke food
to absorb foodesophagus
The small intestine is responsible for ____________?
adding food
chewing
breaking down food
absorbion of nutrients
Taking in food therough the mouth is called ___________________?
absorption
digestion
ingestion
indigestion
A long folded tube inside the body attached to the stomach where nutrients in the food are absorbed
esophagus
large intestines
pancreas
small intestines
A flap or tissue that closes when we eat so food doesn't go down the tranchea
epiglottis
larynx
pharnyx
trachea
It produces bile
gallbladder
liver
stomach
small intestines
What enzyme is found in the saliva that breakesdown carbohydrates?
amylase
bolus
chyme
pesin
What is the rhythmic muscular contractions of your esophagus so that the food can move along?
sliding
contraction
peristalsis
paralysis
What is the last step of digestion?
absorption
digestion
excretion
ingestion
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