| A | B |
|---|
| nutrients | food's nourishing substances |
| digestion | changes food into nutrients that you body can use |
| saliva | liquid in your mouth that makes food wet and easy to swallow |
| enzyme | chemnical that helps break food down |
| tongue | moves wet food to the back of your mouth |
| esophagus | the tube that goes from your mouth to your stomach |
| stomach | a baglike organ that changes food into a thick liquid |
| small intestine | a curled tube that changes food into nutrients |
| large intestine | stores waste until it leaves the body |
| teeth | tear, grind and cut food |
| salivary glands | three pair of glands that make saliva |
| blood | carries nutrients to body cells |
