Break down food

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Step One

Oral cavity releases, salivary amylase to breakdown carbs

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Step two

Food travels down the esophagus to the stomach where pepsin breaks down the protein

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Step three

food moves to SI for final digestion: pancreatic amylase breaks down carbs, trypsin breaks down protein, lipase breaks down fats - nutrients are absorbed

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Step four

Rest of the food is waste large intestine to be pooped out. Water is reabsorbed.