Download Body Systems Foldable

Body Systems Foldable 1. Color and Fill out the Foldable 2. Cut the foldable out at the dotted lines only. 3. Add glue the portion of the foldable that says Name and Glue onto page 2 (*) Your Digestive System breaks down food so your body’s cells can use it to make Energy. 1. Digestion begins in your mouth, where food enters your body. As you chew, saliva mixes with food and begins to break it down. 2. When you swallow, the food moves down your esophagus, a long tube that connects your mouth to your stomach. 3. Your stomach muscles squeeze the food to break it into smaller pieces. Chemicals mix with the food and help break it down, too, 4. Next, the food moves to your Small Intestine where nutrients from the food are absorbed into the bloodstream, and nourish your cells. 5. Next, any food that was not absorbed moves onto your large intestine or colon, where water is absorbed into your body. Then the rest of the food leaves the body.