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I am a tunnel, long and wide, Food travels through me on a ride. I help it reach the stomach below, What am I? Do you know?
Esophagus
I work before food goes down, Inside your mouth, I am found. I make a liquid clear and thin, What am I? Let digestion begin!
Salivary glands
I am like a mixing machine, I work behind the scenes. I churn and squash the food you eat, What am I? Can you repeat?
Stomach
I am a factory, busy all day, Making a liquid in my own way. I help digest fatty food with ease, What am I? Guess me, please!
Liver
I am small, but I store a treasure, Saving a liquid for later pleasure. When fatty food arrives, I do my part, What am I? I'm pretty smart!
Gallbladder
I make special juices every day, To help break food down on its way. I also help control blood sugar too, What am I? Have you a clue?
Pancreas
I am long and tightly curled, I help feed your whole world. I take nutrients from your meal, What am I? What's the deal?
Small intestine
Large intestine
I help save water every day, Taking extra liquid away. I prepare waste before it's gone, What am I? Come on!
I am the last stop on the route, Before waste travels out. I hold it safely for a while, What am I? Answer with a smile!
Rectum
We are helpers, tiny and small, We break down food, one and all. Without us, digestion would be slow, What are we? Do you know?
Enzymes
I am soft and mushy too, The stomach turns food into me for you. I travel onward to the next stage, What am I? Turn the page! Answer: Chyme
Chyme
I am greenish-yellow and help with fats, I'm made by the liver—that's where I'm at. I help break greasy food apart, What am I? I'm pretty smart!
Bile
I am wet and clear to see, I help your food before it leaves me. I make it soft and easy to chew, What am I? Do you have a clue?
Saliva
We are hard and white and strong, We help break food all day long. We bite and chew each tasty treat, What are we? What helps you eat?
Teeth
I help you taste both sweet and sour, I work every day, hour by hour. I push food around while you chew, What am I? Do you have a clue?
Tongue
I am the roof inside your mouth, Not in the north and not in the south. I help with speech and chewing too, What am I? Do you have a clue?
Palate
