The Digestive System

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probley wouldn't be alive. Your stomach is your main organ because it is the thing that makes your food into smaller units and you would die if you didn't have a stomach. Enzyme is a kind of protein that speeds up chemical reactions in the body. If we didn't have enzyme everybody would be walking 1 mile an hour and you wouldn't have any energy. The Liver is an organ that stores food substances and produces bile. Digestion is the process that breaks down food so it can be used in the body. Saliva is a fluid that helps food down the throat. It's like having a drink in your mouth all ready. Your Gall Bladder is a sac that stores bile. So you Gall Bladder isn't one of your main organs. Your Small Intestines and your Large Intestines are a part of the intestine that digests food and absorbs nutrients and your Large Intestines are a part of your intestine that absorbs water and concentrates waste.
The peritoneum directs to the wall of the abdominal cavity. It contains nerves, blood ...

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