The digestive system comprises the esophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, large and small intestines, appendix, and rectum. Digestion begins in the mouth as food is chewed and mixed with saliva. Muscles in the esophagus push food into the stomach, where digestive juices break it down into nutrients, forming a thick liquid. From the stomach, the food moves into the small intestine, where further digestive juices complete the breakdown. Nutrients are absorbed into the blood here and carried throughout the body. Waste material moves into the large intestine, where water is absorbed before it is excreted from the body.

Mary wants to add important facts about the digestive system using bullet points. It is as follows:

The esophagus pushes food from the mouth to the stomach.

• Digestive juices break down the food in the stomach.
• The thick liquid moves to the small intestine.
• The small intestine further breaks down the food completely.
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• Leftover material moves to the large intestine.
• The large intestine removes water from the leftover material.
• The remainder of the material exits through the rectum.

Which detail should be included on the blank line in the list about the digestive process?