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| Question | Answer |
| 3.1 Anus | a sphincter muscle at the end of the digestive system |
| 3.1 Bile | a greenish liquid responsible for mechanical digestion of fats |
| 3.1 Bolus | food rolled into a ball by the tounge |
| 3.1 Cells | the building blocks of all living things |
| 3.1 Digestion | the process of breaking down food into a usable form |
| 3.1 Digestive system | the system of the body where digestion takes place |
| 3.1 Duodenum | the first part of the small intestine |
| 3.1 Epiglottis | the flap of skin in the oesophagus that stops food entering the windpipe |
| 3.1 Gastric juice | a mixture of chemicals produced by cells in the stomach wall |
| 3.1 Large intestine | the final section of the digestive tract |
| 3.1 Liver | the largest internal organ, it produces bile |
| 3.1 Oesophagus | the part of the digestive system that connects the mouth to the stomach |
| 3.1 Organ | a structure that contains at least two different types of tissue that work together to complete a task |
| 3.1 Peristalsis | the process of pushing food through the digestive tract by alternating contraction and relaxation of muscles |
| 3.1 Small Intestine | the longest part of the digestive tract |
| 3.1 Sphincter | a circle of muscle |
| 3.1 Tissue | a group of cells of the same type that carry out the same job in the body |
| 3.1 Villi | microscopic 'fingers' that greatly increase the surface area of the wall of the small intestine |
| 3.2 Alveoli | a cluster of sacs at the end of the bronchioles where gas exchange takes place |
| 3.2 Bronchi | tubes formed by the division of the trachea |
| 3.2 Bronchioles | small tubes formed by the division of the bronchi |
| 3.2 Diaphragm | a sheet of muscle that separates the chest from the stomach |
| 3.2 Pharynx | the cavity at the back of the nose, connecting the mouth and nose to the oesophagus |
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