Human Body (from Olivia Carroll)

Helps protect the stomach lining

Feces is formed in the

When an organism takes in undigested food

A ring shaped muscle that acts as a valve to regulate the movement of food

When an organism gets rid of indigestible materials

Helps increase the absorption of nutrients into the bloodstream

When an organism breaks food molecules down into molecules that can move into the bloodstream

Chewing food up into smaller pieces

Emulisifies fat

Where most nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream

Where lipids are first digested

Type of organism that eats autotrophic organisms only

Where proteins are first digested

Breaking proteins into amino acids

Type of organism that eats other heterotrophic organisms only

Where carbohydrates are first digested

Type of organism that eats both autotrophs and heterotrophs

The liver

When an organism takes the products of digestion into its cells

Peristalsis occurs in the

Breaks cells apart in the stomach