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Food is chewed in the mouth, which begins breaking it down. It's then swallowed and enters the stomach, where it is mixed with stomach acid and further broken down into a slurry. It then passes into the small intestine, where nutrients are drawn from the slurry through the walls of the intestine. As the slurry becomes thicker, it passes into the large intestine, where most of the remaining liquids are removed. What is left passes from the large intestine to the rectum, where it remains until pressure triggers the urge to defecate.

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That depends on what you call "Food" in the beginning it is food but by the end it is poop - all puns intended. The Intestinal track in most adult humans is about 30 feet. If however you consider the byproducts of the food (what the food is when broken down into something the body can use) then you would need to include the cardiovascular system, in that case it would be 60,000 miles and 30 feet.

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Mouth, Pharynx, Esophagus, Stomach, Duodenum, Jejunum, Ileum, Colon, Anus, and out.

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