What are the answers for the digestive system fillm in the blanks

mouth

The process of digestion begins in the oral cavity, or .

tongue

A thick muscle here that is used to mix saliva with food is called the .

mechanical

The physical breaking or tearing of food, called digestion occurs here by teeth breaking apart our food.

salivary

The glands produce saliva that mixes with food and begins the process of chemical digestion.

chemical

The salivary glands produce saliva that mixes with food and begins the process of digestion.

esophogas

After you swallow, food enters your .

epiglottis

A flap of tissue called the covers the trachea so that food cannot get into the lungs.

peristalsis

Rhythmic, involuntary muscle contractions called push food down to the stomach.

insulin

In the stomach, digestive juices and hydrochloric acid mix with food to produce a thick paste called .

small intestine

After staying in the stomach for 3-4 hours, it moves into the .

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