Steps of Digestion.pdf

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Digestive System

System responsible for breaking down food into nutrients for the body.

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Ingestion

The act of eating or putting food in your mouth.

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Digestion

Mechanical and chemical breakdown of food into smaller particles and molecules.

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Absorption

Process by which cells of the digestive system take in small molecules of digested food.

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Elimination

The process of expelling undigested food and wastes from the body.

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Mechanical Digestion

Physical breakdown of food into smaller pieces.

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Chemical Digestion

Chemical reactions that break down food into small molecules.

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Enzymes

Proteins that catalyze and facilitate the breakdown of larger molecules into smaller ones.

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Amylase

An enzyme that helps break down carbohydrates.

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Pepsin

An enzyme that aids in breaking down proteins in the stomach.

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Lipase

An enzyme that helps break down fats.

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Peristalsis

Waves of muscular contractions that move food through the digestive tract.

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Chyme

Watery liquid formed in the stomach as food mixes with hydrochloric acid.

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Villi

Fingerlike projections in the small intestine that absorb nutrients into the bloodstream.

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Bile

A substance produced by the liver that aids in the digestion of fats.

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Gallbladder

Organ that stores bile until it is needed in the small intestine.

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Large Intestine

Organ where waste products are moved and water is absorbed.

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Diarrhea

Condition where not enough water is absorbed, causing loose stool.

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