The Digestive System

Sophia, Maya, and Benjamin are having a fun dinner at their favorite restaurant. As they laugh and enjoy their meal, they start to chew their food. What does the food get mixed with as they chew?

• The liver

• Gastric juices

• Saliva

• Bile

Imagine Benjamin, Priya, and Mia just finished a delicious lunch together. Now, the food they ate is on a journey! Can you tell us where it goes first after they swallow? Does it travel down the __________ before reaching the stomach for further digestion?

• Small intestine

• Gallbladder

• Oesophagus

• Stomach

Imagine this: Grace, Zoe, and Aiden just finished a scrumptious feast. Where do you think the food goes after leaving their stomachs during the digestion process?

• Small intestine

• Large intestine

• Mouth

• Liver

Imagine this: Priya, Aiden, and Anika are at a dinner party. Priya takes a big bite of her juicy steak. Which muscular tube in her body springs into action to push this delicious morsel from her mouth to her stomach?

• Tongue

• Esophagus

• Small intestine

• Large intestine

Imagine this: Isla, Mia, and Zoe are at a dinner party. The main course is served and they are enjoying their meal. Now, there's a place in our body where the food gets mixed with special juices, squeezed, and churned until it becomes a thick liquid, just like a food party! Can you guess which part of the digestive system is hosting this party?

• Esophagus

• Stomach

• Small intestine

• Large intestine

Elijah, Isla, and Ethan are having a fun apple eating contest! If Ethan takes a big bite of his apple, which part of his digestive system will the apple reach second?

• Esophagus

• Stomach

• Small intestine

• Liver

Imagine this: Kai, Ethan, and Arjun just had a scrumptious feast. Now, which part of their digestive system, represented as number 3, is working overtime to break down all that yummy food?

• Esophagus

• Stomach

• Small intestine

• Liver

Imagine Michael, Samuel, and Mason are having a fun dinner together. After they swallow their delicious food, which part of their digestive system, represented as number 4, does the food reach after the esophagus?

• Esophagus

• Large intestine

• Small intestine

• Liver

Imagine Abigail, Grace, and Noah are having a fun picnic. They are munching on delicious apples. Can you tell which type of digestion the chewing process of the apple represents?

• Dental

• Fragmentary

• Chemical

• Mechanical

Avery, Aria, and Michael are having a picnic and they all decide to eat sandwiches. Can you tell them the process by which the nutrients from the bread and fillings pass through the wall of their digestive system into their blood?

• absorption

• digestion

• peristalsis

• villi