digestive system 1.13

Incisors are good for

• Biting and tearing flesh

• Cutting

• Grinding

• Crushing

Flat molars are good for

• Biting and tearing flesh

• Cutting

• Grinding

• Crushing

Canines are good for

• Biting and tearing flesh

• Cutting

• Grinding

• Crushing

Designed for cutting and grinding food into smaller pieces

• Tongue
• Teeth
• Salivary Glands
• Stomach

Helps to push food toward the posterior part of the mouth for swallowing

• Tongue
• Salivary Glands
• Teeth
• Stomach

Secretes saliva. Saliva helps to moisten food and begins the digestion of carbohydrates

• Stomach
• Tongue
• Teeth
• Salivary Glands

Tube that carries food from mouth to stomach

• Stomach
• Large Intestine
• Small Intestine
• Esophagus

Breaks down and stores food

• Stomach
• Large Intestine
• Pancreas
• Gall Bladder

Makes bile to aid in the digestion of fat

• Stomach
• Liver
• Pancreas
• Small Intestine

Stores the bile made by the liver

• Stomach
• Liver
• Gall Bladder
• Small Intestine