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The Digestive System
Mouth
Oesophagus
Large
Intestine
Rectum
Stomach
Small
Intestine
Mouth
The digestive system
starts with the mouth
where you chew food
into little pieces. There
the saliva has enzymes
that helps to crush the
food up.
Oesophagus
The oesophagus ( a stretchy
pipe also known as the
gullet) is used to carry food
from the mouth to the
stomach.
Stomach
The stomach breaks the
food down with gastric
acid. Also, it kills the germs
and eats the bacteria. The
food eventually travels to
the small intestine.
Small Intestine
The small intestine is the
shape of a long slide and
is 6 meters long. Most of
the digestion is done in
the small intestine.
Large Intestine
When the food enters the
large intestine it absorbs
water into the body. The
waste is made into faeces
which are excreted through
the rectum and anus. It
forms and stores faeces.
Rectum
The rectum stores the
waste until it leaves the
body through the anus.
The rectum leads to the
anus.
Did you know?
. It takes more than 24 hours for your food to
make the long journey through your digestive
system!
. If you pull out all your organs, veins, arteries
and capillaries they would fit around the world!
. Borboryagmus is the actual name of the sound
your stomach makes when you are hungry.