MOUTH PHARYNX OESOPHAGUS LIVER STOMACH P A S N U C N R A E A S M

U THE DIGESTIVE G T A C L E L R B L A D S

SYSTEM D E E N R I T S E S T ESOPHAGUS M N A I

L E LIVER L G STOMACH I R N A T L E S T I N S E E

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T GALLBLADDER S E L T DUODENUM A N R I

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L PANCREAS E L

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TRANSVERSE T S COLON E S T I R ASCENDING COLON N E

JEJUNUM E D S D ILEUM A L B CECUM R

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L COLON C A T G U

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A RECTUM E A

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ESOPHAGUS E The esophagus is the hollow tube that leads from the throat to the A S stomach. Food does not just fall through the esophagus into the M U

stomach. The walls of the esophagus propel food to the stomach. It also G T produces an enzyme called amylase. A C L

E LIVER L R The liver's main job is to filter the blood coming from the digestive B L

tract to the rest of the body. The liver produces several enzymes A D

S including alanine, transaminase, aspartate transaminase, alkaline D E

phosphatase, and gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase. E N R I

T STOMACH S The stomach is a muscular organ which receives food E S T

from the esophagus. The stomach secretes acid and a M N A I enzyme called pepsin which helps digest food.

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The liver's main job is to filter the blood coming from the digestive I R N

A tract, before passing it to the rest of the body. It also produces three T L enzymes called amylase, proteases and lipase. E

GALLBLADER S T

The gallbladder is a small pouch like organ in the upper I N S E part of your tummy. It stores an enzyme called bile, a E S N fluid produced by the liver that helps break down fatty I

T foods. S

E SMALL INTESTINE L T The small intestines job is to absorb most of the nutrients A N R I

from what we eat and drink. It also produces enzymes G L E

L called trypsin and chymotrypsin.

I A N M T S LARGE INTESTINE E S

The large intestine is the portion of the digestive T I R N

E system mostly responsible for absorbing water from E D

the indigestible residue of your food. S D RECTUM A

L The rectum is a part of the lower gastrointestinal tract B R L

and connects to the anus. The rectum follows the shape E L of the sacrum, and it is where faeces are stored before C A T G their release via the anal canal. U

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DIGESTION QUESTIONS

1. What does the digestive system do? It is responsible for taking whole foods and making them into energy and nutrients for the body.

2. What are enzymes? An enzyme is a something produced by a living organism.

3. What do enzymes do to food? They help break food down as it goes through the digestive system.

4. Why do we chew food? We chew to break down the food into smaller peices so that we can digest it easier.

5. What happens to our food in the stomach? It gets broken down into smaller pieces and provides energy and nutrients for the body.

6. Where does absorption happen in the digestive system and why is it needed? It begins in the mouth and continues through the digestive system.

7. What is the difference between the rectum and the anus? You store waste food in the rectum but you release it from the anus.

8. Why are bacteria important in the process of digestion? Its important because it breaks down some substances in food that cannot be digested, such as fibre and some starches and sugar.

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A D A Y I N T H E L I F E O F A B U R G E R

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