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Chemically (by salivary glands) and chemically (by teeth)
Where does digestion begin?
The mouth
What two organs break food down chemically?
What organ produces bile?
The liver
Acid reflux (heartburn) is a result of what failing?
Food leaves the stomach through which sphincter?
Pyloric sphincter
Organ behind the stomach which helps to neutralize acid
The enzyme that digests proteins.
Pepsin
Bile helps process what nutrients?
Fats
If food moves through your system too quickly what does not take place in the large intestine?
This is the opening which extends all the way through the digestive system starting at the mouth and ending at the anus.
The alimentary canal.
What organ functions primarily to break down materials chemically?
Stomach
What motion helps food move through the digestive tract?
Peristalsis
The pancreas produces this to release into the small intestine.
Bicarbonate salts (to neutralize acids)
Name the main function of the large intestine.
to absorb water
What membrane keeps the body organs in place?
Peritoneum
Increases the surface area in the small intestine.
Villi
Underneath the tongue
peristalsis