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The beginning of the digestive tract; contains the teeth and tongue which help to grind and churn food into smaller pieces as well as the salivary glands.

Mouth

What is the digestive system?

The Digestive System is a group of organs working together to turn food into nutrients, which the body uses for energy, growth, and cell repair.

What is number 4 on the diagram?

liver

What is number 1 on the diagram?

mouth

Receives stool from the colon and holds stool until evacuation

Rectum

What is number 2 on the diagram?

pharynx

Long tube about 1” in diameter and 20’ long, nutrients absorbed through the walls

Small Intestine

How does food travel through the digestive system? To get the points you must state path of food from entering to exiting the digestive system.

Food enters via the mouth and then goes down the esophagus into the stomach. From stomach to small intestine then to large intestine and then rectum

What is number 7 on the diagram?

pancreas

Moistens food and begins digestion and also lubricates food as it passes through the mouth, throat and esophagus

Saliva

What is number 3 on the diagram?

esophagus

The passage that leads from the cavities of the nose and mouth to the larynx and esophagus

Pharynx

What is number 5 on the diagram?

gallbladder

Moves food from the throat to the stomach using muscle movement (peristalsis).

Esophagus

What is mechanical disgestion?

Mechanical digestion is the breakdown of food by biting, grinding, and mixing in the mouth (teeth, tongue, cheeks) and stomach

What is chemical digestion?

Chemical digestion is the breakdown of food by chemicals secreted in the mouth, stomach, and liver.

J-shaped muscular sac-like organ that stores food and grinds and mixes it into a liquid

Stomach

What is number 6 on the diagram?

stomach

Secretes digestive enzymes into the small intestine to complete the chemical digestion of food

Pancreas

What is number 10 on the diagram?

rectum

Produces bile and secretes it into the small intestine to aid digestion

Liver

Stores and recycles excess bile from the small intestine so that it can be reused for digestion in later meals

Gallbladder

What is number 8 on the diagram?

small intestine

What is number 9 on the diagram?

large intestine

Absorbs excess water & processes waste so that defecation (excretion of waste) is easy and convenient

Large Intestine