Fill in the Blanks Human Digestive System FunctioOnline version Use the digestive system words in the box to fill in the blanks by Anyi Alvarez 1 ENERGY SMALLER SWALLOW LARGER INTESTINE DIGESTION ABSORBED SYSTEM RECTUM PHARYNX CHEWED LIVER FOOD INTESTINE STOMACH WASTE SALIVA MOUTH TONGUE LIQUIDS All animals need to eat to get to live . But in order to use this food , they have to break it down in a process called . And so , all animals have a group of connected organs called the digestive . In humans , the process of digestion begins in the where the food is into small pieces by the teeth . The helps by moving these pieces around . These pieces are covered by , or spit . The saliva makes the food slippery so that it is easier to . It also helps to break down the food . Once the food is swallowed , it passes through the , which is like a gate that sends food into the and air into the lungs . The food travels down the esophagus and into the . Once in the stomach the food is mixed with ACID and crushed some more . After spending some time in the stomach , the food is sent into the where nutrients are . The helps by producing some digestive juices call bile . Next , the remaining food goes into the where the are absorbed . The remaining food is called and it is pushed into the where it waits before leaving the body .
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