Digestive System Functions and Processes

To transport food to the stomach

To chemically alter food

To physically break down food into smaller pieces

To absorb nutrients into the bloodstream

Absorption

Chemical digestion

Excretion

Mechanical digestion

To break down food chemically

To absorb nutrients

To connect the mouth to the stomach

To produce bile

Above the lungs

Below the lungs

Next to the lungs

Inside the lungs

To produce digestive enzymes

To absorb nutrients

To produce bile

To transport food to the stomach

To produce bile

To store nutrients

To produce digestive enzymes

To transport food to the stomach