| A | B |
|---|
| Mouth | Where teeth and tongue chew food, mix it with saliva and create a soft, easy to swallow pulp |
| Enzymes | Particles throughout the digestive tract that help to break down food |
| Esophagus | Below the throat, squeezes food down into the stomach through peristalsis |
| Stomach | Has thick muscles which mash up the food and enzymes to help break down food |
| Small Intestine | Over 20 feet long, this helps absorb nutrients into the body |
| Large Intestine | Reabsorbs water, some nutrients and compacts waste into feces |
| Rectum | Stores feces until they can be released from the body |
| Anus | The end of the digestive system, a sphincter which releases feces outside the body |
| Pancreas | Makes enzymes and releases them into the small intestines |
| Gall Bladder | A small duct under the liver that stores bile to break down fats |
| Liver | A food-processing factory with over 200 jobs, the gall bladder is attached to this |
| Digestive system | System that breaks down food and moves it through the body to gain nutrients |
