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    • mouth - it facilitates the mastication of food and the swallowing of food
    • esophagus- where food boli travels before entering the stomach
    • stomach- temporarily stores and digests food, produces hydrochloric acid
    • peristalsis is the involuntary movement of muscles creating wave-like movements that push the contents of the canal forward.
    • chyme- mixture of food that has been broken down by the enzymes in the stomach
    • small intestine- absorbs nutrients from chyme and transports them to the blood
    • pyloric sphincter- muscular ring of tissue that controls the flow of food from the stomach to the small intestine
    • large intestine- absorbs water and electrolytes from food and produces feces
    • rectum- stores faeces and waste products from the small intestine
    • liver- produces bile; breaks down fat through emulsification; filters medicine & alcohol from blood
    • pancreas- produces pancreatic juice and insulin
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