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Digestion is a nine-meter journey with a specialist organ at every stop — a biology-class staple and a genuinely useful thing to understand about your own body. These cards trace the route.
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QWhere does digestion begin?
AIn the mouth — chewing plus salivary amylase starting on starch
QWhat connects the mouth to the stomach?
AThe esophagus, moving food by peristalsis
QWhat does stomach acid do?
AKills microbes and unfolds proteins for the enzyme pepsin
QWhere does most nutrient absorption happen?
AThe small intestine
QWhat are villi?
AFinger-like projections that massively expand the small intestine's absorbing surface
QWhat does the liver contribute to digestion?
ABile — which emulsifies fats (stored in the gallbladder)
QWhat does the pancreas contribute?
ADigestive enzymes and bicarbonate to neutralize stomach acid
QWhat is the large intestine's main job?
AAbsorbing water and hosting gut bacteria
QWhat is peristalsis?
AThe wave-like muscle contractions that push food along the tract
QHow long is the human small intestine?
AAbout 6–7 meters
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