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By: Rubén López FigueirasBy: Rubén López Figueiras

2. The digestive system
breaks down food into
nutrients. Then it
absorbs the nutrients
and eliminates the
waste.

3. Organs and glands involved
in the digestive process.
• Mouth
• Teeth
• Salivary glands
• Pharynx
• Esophagus
• Stomach
• Small Intestine
• Large Intestine
• Gall bladder
• Liver
• Pancreas

4. Digestion starts in the
mouth. The teeth, tongue
and salivary glands are in
the mouth.

5. Pharynx
•Connects the
mouth to the
esophagus

6. Esophagus
• Is a long tube. It takes
the food from the
pharynx to the
stomach.

7. Stomach
• Organ that looks like a
bag.
• Produces gastric juices
to break down food.

8. Stomach
Esophagus

9. Small Intestine
• Long thin tube.
• It goes from the stomach to
the large intestine.
• It has got three parts: the
duodenum, the jejunum and
the ileum.

10. Small
Intestine

11. Large Intestine
• Short thick tube.
• It includes the colon, the
rectum and the anus.

12. Large Intestine

13. Liver
• Produces a liquid calle bile
that is stored in the gall
bladder.
• Stores vitamins and sugars
until your body needs them.

14. Liver

15. Pancreas
• Produces a
liquid called
pancreatic
juice.

16. Are you ready to see how
all these organs and
glands work together?

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19. Healthy Habits
• Eat foods
that are high
in fiber like
fruits and
vegetables

20. •Drink plenty of water

21. • Chew your food completely
before you swallow

22. Avoid foods high in fat

23. Interesting Facts
• Food is in your digestive
system for about 24 hours

24. • Your stomach stretches
when you eat like a balloon
being filled with air

25. • You have a trap door called the
epiglottis to cover your windpipe
when you swallow.

26. • Your stomach mashes your
food the way a baker kneads
dough for bread.