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Mouth: You chew food to break it down into smaller pieces, and saliva starts breaking down some of the food.
Stomach: The food gets mixed with stomach juices, breaking it down further.
Small Intestine: Here, the food gets broken down into tiny pieces by digestive juices so the body can absorb it.
2. Absorption
Small Intestine: Tiny finger-like structures called villi absorb nutrients from the broken-down food into the blood.
Large Intestine: Absorbs water from the leftover food, turning it into solid waste.
3. Pathway
Eat: Food goes into your mouth.
Swallow: Food travels down to your stomach.
Break Down: The stomach and small intestine break the food into nutrients.
Absorb: The small intestine absorbs the nutrients into the blood.
Remove Waste: The large intestine absorbs water, and what’s left becomes waste that leaves the body.
This process gives your body the energy and nutrients it needs to function!
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1. What is the function of the large intestine in digestion?
2. List the different types of teeth and their functions.
3. Explain the process of digestion and absorption in the small intestine.
*How does stomach break down food.
*Explain what is pepsin, what is its use.
*Where is it created from.
*What are the stages of pepsin. (or how is it activated)
What is the main function of the stomach in the process of digestion?
Why is the small intestine important for absorbing nutrients from food?