gastrointestinal system

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________ = taking in food

ingestion

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_______ = breaking down food

digestion

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_______ = moving nutrients into blood/lymph

absorption

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_______ = removing waste

elimination

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where is iron absorbed in the gastrointestinal system?

duodenum

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where are bile salts absorbed in the gastrointestinal system?

ileum

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where does the small intestine meet the large intestine?

cecum

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the _______ colon moves upward on the right side

ascending

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the _______ colon goes left to right across the abdomen

transverse colon

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the _______ colon goes down the left side

descending

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the _______ colon connects the descending colon to the rectum

sigmoid