| A | B |
|---|
| teeth | chop and grind |
| saliva | changes starch to sugar, adds liquid to the food |
| tongue | mixes the food with the saliva |
| 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 |
| duodenum | first part of the small intestine where food is broken down further by digestive juices and enzymes |
| small intestine | nutrients are absorbed into the blood stream through the villi |
| large intestine | water is removed from waste and absorbed by the blood, semi-solid waste is stored until ready to be removed. |
| 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 | chemical that breaks down food |
| insulin | helps cells use sugar |
| digestive juices | acids and enzymes in the stomach that break down food |
| bile | yellow-green fluid that breaks down fat |
| villi | nutrients that have been broken down during digestion move out into the bloodstream through the villi |
| What is the function of the digestive system? | To change food to a form that body cells can use |
