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The Digestive System Function • Break down the food you eat into nutrients that your body can absorb Digestive tract • The path that food takes in your body • Includes: mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, anus Accessory organs • Organs that aid in digestion, but are not included in the digestive tract • Includes: salivary glands, liver, gall bladder, pancreas Mechanical digestion • The breaking, crushing, and mashing of food Stomach Chemical digestion • Large molecules are broken down into nutrients Enzymes • The chemical scissors that break some nutrients into smaller pieces
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