6th Grade Digestion

Mechanical Digestion begins here

• large intestines

• small intestine

• stomach

• mouth

The tube leading from the mouth to the stomach

• esophogus

• blood vessel

• large intestine

• epiglotis

Food mixes with enzymes and acids here and mechanical digestion continues

• large intestine

• esophogus

• stomach

• small intestine

These close to protect the airway

• epiglotis and throat

• uvula and esophagus

• epiglotis and uvula

• throat and esophagus

When food enters the small intestine this is the first thing that happens

• villi abosorb molecules

• mechanical digestion

• food particles break into smaller pieces

• 3 way call for enzymes

Three organs that help with digestion but do not come in contact with the food

• liver, pancreas, gall bladder

• stomach, gall bladder, kidney

• kidney, pancreas, liver

• small intestine, liver, gall bladder

This is where food is turned into chyme

• esophagus

• stomach

• small intestine

• pancreas

Nutrients are absorbed by the villi here

• stomach

• large intestine

• small intestine

• colon

Food separated into waste and mixes with water here

• stomach

• large intestine

• small intestine

• colon

This organ is called to produce bile to breakdown fat

• liver

• pancreas

• small intestine

• uvula