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What does the Digestive System do?
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Breaks down carbohydrates, fats, and proteins for absoprtion
2
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First step in the digestive system
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Ingestion
3
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What is ingestion
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Food is taken into the body
4
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WHat is digestion
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Large pieces of food are dismantled by physically and chmically breaking them into absorable molecules
5
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What is the third step of digestion
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Absorption
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What is absorption
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Energy rich food molecules are taken into the cells of the body, where they can be used for energy and building materials
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What is the finial set
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Elimination
8
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What is elimination
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Remaining parts of the consumed foods, mostyle indigestabkle materials, are discarded as waste products and much water reabsorption occurs
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