| A | B |
|---|
| to eat, take into the body | ingest |
| a mechanical and chemical process of breaking down of food in the body | digestion |
| to take into, in this case, into the bloodstream | absorption |
| substances in food that provide energy and materials for cell development, growth, and repair. | nutrients |
| a type of protein that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction in your body | enzyme |
| a flap of tissue at the top of the esophagus | epiglottis |
| waves of muscle action that moves food through the digestive tract | peristalsis |
| food is changed into a thin watery liquid in your stomach | chyme |
