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Digestive System. Breakdown foods, absorbs nutrients and gets rid of waste. Organs of the digestive system. Mouth - the opening through which food passes into the body. Pharynx - the part inside your mouth where the passages of the nose connect to your mouth and throat.
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Digestive System Breakdown foods, absorbs nutrients and gets rid of waste
Organs of the digestive system Mouth - the opening through which food passes into the body Pharynx - the part inside your mouth where the passages of the nose connect to your mouth and throat 1. Tongue - Moves chewed food down the throat Esophagus - the tube that leads from the mouth to the stomach 2. Liver - stores fat and sugar as reserve energy , converts harmful substances to less toxic forms, Stomach -food goes and begins to be digested after you swallow it 3. Gallbladder - Stores bile until it is needed by the small intestine for digestion Pancreas – helps produce fluids for food digestion and control blood sugar Small Intestines - where digestion is completed and nutrients are absorbed by the blood Large Intestines - food is digested after it leaves the stomach Rectum - stores solid waste until it leaves the body Anus – solid waste is removed from the body