Digestive System

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

• composition

• digestion

• deposition

• absorption

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Digestive System

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

• pancreas

• liver

• stomach

• esophagus

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Digestive System

A long folded tube inside the body attached to the stomach where nutrients in the food are absorbed.

• large intestine

• small intestine

• esophagus

• rectum

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Digestive System

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

• large intestine

• small intestine

• rectum

• anus

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Digestive System

A fluid in the mouth that helps digest food.

• pepsin

• pepsi

• saliva

• salty

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Digestive System

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

• esophagus

• trachea

• small intestine

• gallbladder

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Digestive System

Provides additional enzymes(pancreatic juice) to help nutrients get absorbed by the small intestine.

• liver

• kidneys

• gall bladder

• pancreas

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Digestive System

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

• esophagus

• mouth

• rectum

• anus

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Digestive System

The tube after the small intestine where water is absorbed.

• large intestine

• small intestine

• rectum

• stomach

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Digestive System

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

• saliva

• carrots

• nutrients

• minerals

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Digestive System