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The Organs of the Digestive System Organs Does Food Pass Through It? Mouth YES Esophagus YES Stomach YES Liver, gall bladder NO Pancreas NO Small Intestine YES Large Intestine YES What step(s) of digestion does it help with? (Ingestion, Digestion, Absorption, and/or Egestion) How does it help in digestion? Physical breakdown of food INGESTION with teeth DIGESTION Saliva contains enzyme (amylase) INGESTION Peristalsis: moving food along Acids kill bacteria on food DIGESTION Enzyme (pepsin) breaks down protein (Mucus protects stomach) Produce bile which Digestion physically breaks down fats Produces many enzymes to Digestion break down nutrients. DIGESTION This is where the enzymes ABSORPTIO and bile act. Then, nutrients are absorbed N through villi (bumps) into blood ABSORPTIO Water and vitamins from bacteria in intestine are N EGESTION absorbed through villi. Waste is removed through anus
