What chemical used to breakdown food is released to the small intestine by the gall bladder?
Bile is the chemical. It helps to break down food so that it can travel from the stomach into the intestines into other parts of our body. What part of the body does the most digestion? The small intestines conduct the most digestion. What is waste, and through which part of the body is waste released? After your body has digested all of the food, it discards what it does not need. The unneeded food is called waste. Solid waste is stored in the large intestines until it is ready to be expelled. (Liquid waste, produced in our kidneys, is stored in the bladder. Our liquid waste is called urine.) When solid waste leaves our body, it is released through the rectum as feces. Why is the mouth so important to digestion? Think about the mouth and what is contained therein. We have molars, incisors, and canines, teeth that are used to grind, bite and chew our food. By using teeth, food is broken down into small pieces. We have our tongue and taste buds, which contribute to our ability to taste
