Fill in the Blanks Digestion Fill in the BlanksOnline version Digestion Fill in the Blanks by Michelle Testa 1 small esophagus Nutrients saliva No absorption blood large anus mechanical feces chemical chemical tract stomach rectum Water out large speed enzymes Digestion nutrients bite is the process of breaking down food into that the body can use . It starts as soon as you take a of food . Your teeth crunch the food into smaller pieces , which is called digestion . The liquid in your mouth , called , mixes with the food . This liquid contains which up the reactions of digestion - this is called digestion . The mushy food leaves your mouth and travels down the to the pouch - like muscular organ called the . After the stomach , the next part of the digestive is the intestine . Here , digestion continues , and starts ! are diffused from the small intestine into the vessels . The material moves on , into the intestine . more digestion occurs . diffuses from the intestine into the blood vessels . After the nutrients are pulled in the small intestine , and water is pulled out in the large intestine , the material that is left is called . Feces are stored in the , and then released out the .