DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

This is the process which the body uses to break down food and take in its nutrients.

It is the organ system that carries out the process of breaking down food.

These are materials that the body needs in order to work properly. It also supplies energy

for the body, or help the body to grow and repair itself.

It is the process of breaking down the food to be absorbed by the body.

• respiration

• digestion

• circulation

• excretion

It is the liquid produced by the mouth to break down food.

• bile

• pancreatic juice

• gastric juice

• saliva

It moves food from the back of your throat to your stomach.

• stomach

• esophagus

• liver

• pancreas

Which part of the digestive system absorbs the nutrients from the food that we eat?

• esophagus

• liver

• small intestine

• saliva

It is where the body gets its last chance to absorb the water and some minerals into the blood.

• liver

• esophagus

• large intestine

• pancreas

It is like a mixer, squeezing the food into smaller pieces with the help of its gastric juices.

• esophagus

• small intestine

• stomach

• liver

________ produces bile that helps absorb fats

• stomach

• small intestine

• liver

• esophagus