| A | B |
|---|
| teeth | tear food into pieces |
| saliva | wets and dissolves food so it is easier to swallow |
| tongue | mashes food and sends it to the esophagus |
| esophagus | carries food from the throat to the stomach |
| stomach | churns food into paste |
| liver | makes bile that breaks down fat |
| gall bladder | store bile and sends enzymes to the small intestine to help break down the food |
| pancreas | sends enzymes to the small intestine to help break dfown food and produces insulin that helps the body use sugar |
| small intestine | enzymes mix with food and digest it. Nutrients pass into the blood stream through the walls of the small intestine |
| large intestine | rest of nutrients are absorbed. The food that can not be used by the body are stored until they are released from the body. |
