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
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The four main jobs of your digestive system are ingestion, digestion, absorption, and elimination.
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Digestion starts in your mouth, where your teeth break down food and saliva starts to break down some biomolecules.
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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
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Which of the following is the first major task of the digestive system?
Where does digestion begin in the human body?
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“Describe the primary role of the small intestine in the digestive system.”
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