Organs & Structures
The organ that filters waste from the blood to form urine
Kidney
The process by which your body breaks down food into nutrients
Digestion
The protein that speeds up chemical reactions in digestion
Enzyme
Sickness caused by eating contaminated food
Foodborne-Illness
The tiny filtering unit inside each Kidney
Nephron
The wave-like muscular action that pushes food through the digestive tract
Peristalsis
The yellow-green fluid made by the liver that helps break down fat
Bile
When bacteria spread from one food to another during preparation
Cross-Contamination
The cluster of capillaries inside a nephron that filters blood
Glomerulus
The flap of tissue that keeps food from entering the wind pipe
Epiglottis
The liquid waste removed from the body by the kidneys
Urine
The process by which nutrients pass into the blood or lymph
Absorption
The muscular tube behind the mouth that connects to the esophagus
Pharynx
The mixture of food and stomach juices that forms in the stomach
Chyme
The nitrogen-based waste product made when protein is broken down
Urea
Finger-like projections in the small intestine that increase surface area
Villi
The small organ that stores bile until it's needed in digestion
Gallbladder
A treatment that uses a machine to filter waste from the blood when kidneys fail
Dialysis
The process of removing wastes, such as urea, from the body
Excretion