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    The digestive system is comprised of ten organs that transform food into nutrients and energy through a multi-step process. The process begins in the mouth where saliva is produced and food is chewed into a bolus, then it travels to the stomach where it is further broken down into chyme over 3 hours. Chyme then moves to the small intestine where nutrients are absorbed through villi into the bloodstream, and remaining waste passes to the large intestine or colon to be eliminated.

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    The digestive system is comprised of ten organs that transform food into nutrients and energy through a multi-step process. The process begins in the mouth where saliva is produced and food is chewed into a bolus, then it travels to the stomach where it is further broken down into chyme over 3 hours. Chyme then moves to the small intestine where nutrients are absorbed through villi into the bloodstream, and remaining waste passes to the large intestine or colon to be eliminated.

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    Listening Digestive System - FloresSheilau

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    The digestive system is comprised of ten organs that transform food into nutrients and energy through a multi-step process. The process begins in the mouth where saliva is produced and food is chewed into a bolus, then it travels to the stomach where it is further broken down into chyme over 3 hours. Chyme then moves to the small intestine where nutrients are absorbed through villi into the bloodstream, and remaining waste passes to the large intestine or colon to be eliminated.

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    1- What is the average amount of food that a person eats a day?

    Humans eat on average between one and 2,7 kg of food a day.

    2- How many organs compose the digestive system?


    Comprised of ten organs.

    3- What is the main task of the digestive system?


    Is transforming the raw materials of food into the nutrients and energy that keep you alive.

    4- When does the digestive process begin?


    The digestive process begins before food even hits your tongue.

    5- What do the glands in our mouth create?


    Glands of our mouth start to pump out saliva.

    6- What is the name of the mass created in the mouth?


    The name of the mass created in the mouth is bolus.

    7- What is the peristalsis?


    The peristalsis is a series of defined muscular contractions

    8- What is bile?
    Is a yellowish-green liquid that digests fat.

    9- How long does food stay in the stomach?


    The food stay in the stomach 3 hours.

    10- What is the name of the bolus once it is processed in the stomach?
    The name is chyme.

    12- What is the function of the duodenum?


    The function of duodenum is dissolves the fats floating in the slurry of chyme.

    13- What is the function of the villi?


    The function of the villi is create a huge surface area to maximize molecule absorption and
    transference into the blood stream.

    14- What is it that passes from the small intestine to the large intestine?
    Pass the fiber, water and dead cells

    15- The large intestine is also known as colon .

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