it has a chemical, that helps digest the food (break down the starch in food)
ESOPHAGUS
After swallowing the food goes down through pharynx into a tube called the esophagus and this tube goes into the stomach.
STOMACH
It is a large muscle that stirs up the food.
More liquids and chemical help digest the food
mechanical digestion and chemical digestion
SMALL INTESTINE
After the food has been ground and stirred in the stomach it moves to the intestines.
The food is mixed with more chemicals and liquids.
The pieces of food become very small and we call them
NUTRIENTS
They are absorbed into the blood which carries them to all parts of the body.
Blood passes through the body and goes through another organ in the digestive system.
We call this organ LIVER. It is on the right side of the body near the lowest rib
One job of the liver is to clean the blood. It also sends liquids and chemicals to the small intestine.
Some of the food is left in the small intestine and cannot be digested.
LARGE INTESTINE
It is then passed to the large intestine and leaves the body through a little hole called ANUS.
Accesory organs:
liver
pancreas
The pancreas secretes hormones (such as insulin) into your blood and also secretes enzymes to help break down fats, proteins and carbohydrates.
gall bladder
Its main job is to store the bile that the liver secretes.
The digestive system is amazing: it takes the foods we eat and breaks them into smaller components that our bodies can use for energy, cell repair and growth.