| A | B |
|---|
| chewing food in your mouth | mechanical digestion |
| breaking down food using acids | chemical digestion |
| tube that connects throat to stomach | esophagus |
| sloshes food around for 2-4 hours with acid | stomach |
| most digestion takes place in the | small intestine |
| digestive system | breaks down food so it is small enough to be used by the body |
| contains undigested food for elimination | large intestine |
| after food is broken down where do the nutrients go? | into the blood to be taken to your cells |
| salivary glands produce ____ to help break down food in your mouth | saliva (contains enzymes) |
| When you eat carbs like pasta they break down into | glucose and used for energy |
