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Digestive system
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- 2. Digestive SystemStarted workingeven before you took the first biteYour body gets the nutrients and energy it needs from the food you eatStores food that you’ve eaten
- 3. MouthFood enters thebody through the mouthUpper opening for the digestive system
- 4. EsophagusMoves food fromthe back of your throat to your stomachStretchy pipe that's about 10 inches long
- 5. LiverProduces an importantdigestive liquid called BileRemoves worn out cells
- 6. StomachSlowly empties thatliquidy mixture into the small intestineIt performs 3 functions
- 7. Small intestineBreaks downfood mixture so your body can absorb vitamins, minerals, proteins, carbohydrates, and fatsSmall in width but not in length
- 8. Large intestineFatter thanthe small intestine and it's almost the last stop on the digestive tractTakes about 16 hours to finish up the remaining processes of the digestive system
- 9. RectumThe rectum storessolid waste until it leaves through the bodyAbout eight inches long
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