organs
muscular tube which carries food from the mouth to the stomach
esophagus
study of how nutrients in food affect the body
nutrition
The part of the immune system that collects tissue fluid from the body from pathogens
lymphatic system
hair like projection in the small intestine through which molecules are passed to the bloodstream
villi
Part of the digestive system which prepares waste to leave the body
large intestine
What do you call the breaking down of food into a form that can be used by the body is _______.
digestion
Tissue fluid becomes lymph when it enters _______.
lymph capillaries
What is the largest lymphatic organ?
spleen
bag of muscular bands which churn food and mixes it with digestive juices
stomach
What are proteins that can help break food into molecules more quickly?
enzymes
What traps pathogens before you swallow them?
tonsils and adenoids
Where are nutrients absorbed into the bloodstream?
small intestine
part of the digestive system where nutrients from food are absorbed by the blood stream
small intestine
What can help stop the spread of pathogens?
hand sanitizer, using tissue, washing your hands