The Digestive System Kaitlyn Valdez

Digestive System The digestive system is a process that food goes through to give your body the nutrients it needs .

Mouth In the mouth the teeth take apart the food and saliva covers the food .

Epiglottis The Epiglottis is a flap of tissue. Your food & drinks pass to get to the Esophagus.

Esophagus The Esophagus is a muscular tube that is lined with mucus. The muscles move the food down in a process called Peristalsis.

Stomach The stomach breaks up the food , and acid is added to help it break down .

Small Intestine In small intestine the nutrients are taken out and sent to the blood.

Helping Organs The Liver ,Gallbladder , and Pancreas are helping organs to the small intestine. The Liver and Gallbladder produce & store Bile , and the Pancreas produces Enzymes.

Large Intestine In the large intestine the water is taken out of the broken up food and sent to the blood.

Rectum & Anus In rectum the mixed up food turns into a solid , and in the anus the solid exits.