What does the digestive system do?
It helps our body get the nutrients we need to survive.
What breaks food into small pieces in our mouths?
the teeth
What is the liquid in our mouth that mixes with the food?
Saliva
Food travels down a tube called the _______ to the stomach.
Esophagus
What dissolves the food in the stomach?
The acid
Nutrients from the food pass through the _____ ______ and into the blood.
the small intestine
The _____ ________ absorbs water from the food the body can't digest.
large intestine
What does the respiratory system allow us to do?
It allows us to breathe.
Air enters our body through our ______ or mouth when we breathe in.
Nostrils
When we breathe, the air travels down a tube called the ______ to the lungs.
The trachea
_______ filter your blood and remove waste products.
Kidneys
