| A | B |
|---|
| teeth | chop and grind food |
| saliva | changes starch to sugar, adds liquid to the food |
| tongue | mixes the food with the saliva assists teeth |
| esophagus | food tube, pushes food down from the mouth to the stomach |
| stomach: | blends, churns, mixes food, digestive juices enter here to break food down |
| small intestine | nutrients are absorbed into the blood stream here |
| large intestine | water is removed from waste |
| rectum | stores solid waste |
| salivary glands | make saliva |
| gall bladder: | stores bile and sends it to the small intestine |
| liver | makes bile, stores nutrients that the body does not need right away |
| pancreas | makes chemicals needed to break down food, makes insulin |
| enzyme | protien that breaks down food |
| insulin | helps cells use sugar |
| bile | yellow-green fluid that breaks down fat |
