| A | B |
|---|
| mouth | teeth mash food |
| mouth | saliva moistens food |
| mouth | saliva has enzymes |
| esophagus | connects the mouth and stomach |
| esophagus | peristalsis - squeezing |
| stomach | it stretches when you eat |
| stomach | churns the food to chyme |
| stomach | gastric juices break down food |
| small intestine | villi (finger-like) absorb nutrients |
| small intestine | peristalsis - squeezing |
| small intestine | longest part of digestive system |
| large instestine | absorbs water into your body |
| large intestine | also known as the colon |
| liver | makes bile to digest fats |
| liver | filters the blood |
| gall bladder | stores bile |
| gall bladder | green |
| pancreas | makes most of the gastric juices |
| insulin | helps digest sugar |
