The gateway of the mouth
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The acid chamber of the stomach
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The nutrient highway of the small intestine
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The recycling plant of the large intestine
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YOUR GOAL
Master of The human digestive system
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Chew it up, chew it up! Starches turn to sugar!
Salivary pools: Over an average lifetime, a human produces enough saliva to fill two Olympic-sized swimming pools.
A watery liquid secreted into the mouth by glands, providing lubrication and initiating digestion. The three pairs of major human salivary glands produce up to 1.5 liters of this fluid daily.
How fast does food typically travel down the human esophagus during swallowing?
What is the scientific term for the chewed, soft ball of food that is swallowed?
Which basic taste receptor, discovered in 1908, detects savory amino acids and prepares the stomach for digestion?
Which enzyme in human saliva begins the chemical breakdown of starches into sugars?
What are the wave-like muscular contractions that push food down the human esophagus called?
What is the name of the flap of tissue that prevents food from entering the windpipe when swallowing?
