How Digestion Works

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Objective

I can describe how my digestive system breaks down food into nutrients my body can use.

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Key concepts

3 concepts

  1. 1

    The four main jobs of your digestive system are ingestion, digestion, absorption, and elimination.

  2. 2

    Digestion starts in your mouth, where your teeth break down food and saliva starts to break down some biomolecules.

  3. 3

    The small intestine is where most of the nutrients from your food are absorbed into your body, and the large intestine reabsorbs water.

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Practice

7 questions

1

Which of the following is the first major task of the digestive system?

2

Where does digestion begin in the human body?

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Exit ticket

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Describe the primary role of the small intestine in the digestive system.

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