Digestion Gr 5

Front 1

Mouth

Back 1

Digestion begins in the mouth. Teeth grind and mash food; saliva mixes with chewed food. (Mechanical Digestion)

Front 2

Esophagus

Back 2

Muscular tube that moves food from mouth to stomach

Front 3

Stomach

Back 3

Here strong gastric juices (acids) break down foods (Chemical Digestion)

Front 4

Liver

Back 4

Produces bile to aid in digestion; stores energy; nutrient rich blood comes here from small intestines; stores vitamins and sugar; rids blood of poisons (toxins)

Front 5

Gall Bladder

Back 5

Stores bile; secretes bile into the small intestine to help break down fatty foods

Front 6

Pancreas

Back 6

Makes enzymes to break down food in small intestines; also makes hormones (insulin) to regulate blood sugar levels

Front 7

Small Intestine

Back 7

Food enters from stomach, more chemical digestion here (enzymes, bile); nutrients pass through to blood here

Front 8

Large intestine

Back 8

Water is removed; wastes become feces

Front 9

Rectum

Back 9

Part of large intestine; feces is stored here

Front 10

Anus

Back 10

End of alimentary canal; passes wastes from the body (feces)

Front 11

Tell the path of digestion for an apple

Back 11

mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, anus