Final Answer:
The correct sequence is:
1. The first step in digestion is ingestion.
2. Your teeth cut and crush the food you eat into smaller pieces.
3. Salivary enzymes in the mouth begin the process of digestion.
4. The esophagus pushes food toward the stomach using peristalsis.
5. Stomach acid and enzymes break food into a liquid called chyme.
6. After the stomach, food passes through the small intestine to get nutrients.
7. The liver makes bile to help digest fats; the gallbladder stores and releases it.
8. The large intestine absorbs water from the remaining waste.
9. The rectum stores waste until it’s expelled through the anus.
10. The digestive system is one long tube connected to many organs.
11. Digestion in the small intestine uses enzymes from the pancreas.
12. Waste is pushed out of your body through the anus.
13. Digestive juices break down food into molecules your body can use.
14. When you chew, you mix food with saliva—this starts digestion even before swallowing.
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