Digestive System

The body system that breaks down food into tiny pieces so that the body’s cells can use it for energy.

• Digestive System
• Skeletal System
• Nervous System
• Circulatory System

A muscular tube that helps move food from the mouth to the stomach.

• esophagus
• mouth
• intestine
• anus

An organ of the digestive system that removes nutrients and water from digested food; made of 2 parts, the small and the large.

• stomach
• intestine
• esophagus 
• anus

A substance such as a fat, a protein, or a carbohydrate that a living thing needs to survive.

• Nutrients
• Saliva 
• Digestion
• Absorb

A muscular organ in the body where chemical and mechanical digestion take place.

• Esophagus 
• Anus
• Stomach
• Intestine 

A fluid in the mouth that helps digest food.

• Nutrients
• Absorb
• Digestion
• Saliva 

The process by which the body breaks down food so that it can be used for energy.

• Digestion
• Respiration
• Circulation 
• Absorb

The opening at the end of the digestive track where feces exit the body.

• Anus
• Mouth
• Intestine 
• Stomach

To take in matter or energy.

• Digestion
• Nutrients
• Absorb
• Mouth

Part of the digestive system that takes food into the body, the beginning of the digestive system.

• Stomach
• Saliva
• Mouth
• Anus