Chewing is the first stage of the digestive system. When you chew your food it breaks up big pieces into little pieces that are easier to digest and swallow. Your saliva has special enzymes in it that start to break down food while you chew.
B.
Swallowing may seem like a simple process to us. But food doesn't just fall down our throats into our stomach. First, our tongue helps to push food into the back of our throat. Then there are special throat muscles that force the food down into a long tube that leads to our stomach, called the esophagus.
C.
Food is in the stomach for around four hours. While the food sits there, more enzymes go to work on it, breaking down things like proteins that our bodies can use. The stomach kills a lot of bad bacteria as well, so we don't get sick.
D.
- The first part of the small intestine works with juices from the liver and pancreas to continue to break down our food. The second part is where the food gets absorbed from the intestine and into our body through the blood.
2.
Swallowing
A.
Food is in the stomach for around four hours. While the food sits there, more enzymes go to work on it, breaking down things like proteins that our bodies can use. The stomach kills a lot of bad bacteria as well, so we don't get sick.
B.
Chewing is the first stage of the digestive system. When you chew your food it breaks up big pieces into little pieces that are easier to digest and swallow. Your saliva has special enzymes in it that start to break down food while you chew.
C.
Swallowing may seem like a simple process to us. But food doesn't just fall down our throats into our stomach. First, our tongue helps to push food into the back of our throat. Then there are special throat muscles that force the food down into a long tube that leads to our stomach, called the esophagus.
3.
Stomach
A.
Chewing is the first stage of the digestive system. When you chew your food it breaks up big pieces into little pieces that are easier to digest and swallow. Your saliva has special enzymes in it that start to break down food while you chew.
B.
Food is in the stomach for around four hours. While the food sits there, more enzymes go to work on it, breaking down things like proteins that our bodies can use. The stomach kills a lot of bad bacteria as well, so we don't get sick.
C.
The first part of the small intestine works with juices from the liver and pancreas to continue to break down our food. The second part is where the food gets absorbed from the intestine and into our body through the blood.
4.
Small Intestine
A.
Chewing is the first stage of the digestive system. When you chew your food it breaks up big pieces into little pieces that are easier to digest and swallow. Your saliva has special enzymes in it that start to break down food while you chew.
B.
Food is in the stomach for around four hours. While the food sits there, more enzymes go to work on it, breaking down things like proteins that our bodies can use. The stomach kills a lot of bad bacteria as well, so we don't get sick.
C.
Any food that the body doesn't need or can't use is sent to the large intestine and later leaves the body as waste.
D.
The first part of the small intestine works with juices from the liver and pancreas to continue to break down our food. The second part is where the food gets absorbed from the intestine and into our body through the blood.
5.
Large Intestine
A.
The last stage is the large intestine. Any food that the body doesn't need or can't use is sent to the large intestine and later leaves the body as waste.
B.
The first part of the small intestine works with juices from the liver and pancreas to continue to break down our food. The second part is where the food gets absorbed from the intestine and into our body through the blood.
C.
Chewing is the first stage of the digestive system. When you chew your food it breaks up big pieces into little pieces that are easier to digest and swallow. Your saliva has special enzymes in it that start to break down food while you chew.
6.
Digestion
A.
The small intestine absorbs the nutrients from the food. From the small intestine, the nutrients go into your blood.
B.
The mouth, esophagus and stomach all help our body digest the food we eat.
C.
The large intestine and rectum transform the undigested solids into faeces.
7.
Absortion
A.
The small intestine absorbs the nutrients from the food. From the small intestine, the nutrients go into your blood.
B.
The large intestine and rectum transform the undigested solids into faeces.
C.
The mouth, esophagus and stomach all help our body digest the food we eat.
8.
Elimination
A.
The mouth, esophagus and stomach all help our body digest the food we eat.
B.
The small intestine absorbs the nutrients from the food. From the small intestine, the nutrients go into your blood.
C.
The large intestine and rectum transform the undigested solids into faeces.
