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Card 6

Front

pummels the food, produces pepsin and hydrochloric acid

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Card 7

Front

where bile is stored before it is released

Back

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Card 8

Front

produces protease, amylase and lipase

Back

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Card 9

Front

where food is "absorbed" out of the digestive system

Back

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Card 10

Front

where excess water is absorbed from the food

Back

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Card 11

Front

longitudinal and circular movements move the food ball along the oesophagus

Back

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Card 12

Front

large surface area to absorb the digested food, line the small intestine, single layer of surface cells

Back

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Card 13

Front

contain "good" bacteria e.g. bifidobacteria and lactobacillus

Back

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Card 14

Front

promote the growth of good bacteria

Back

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Card 15

Front

reduce cholesterol and risk of heart disease, occur naturally in plants

Back

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