The Digestive System
- 2. Digestive System Gets some energy from food Uses absorption to get the energy Breaks down food Gets rid of waste
- 3. Mouth Beginning of the digestive tract Enzymes released into the mouth Starts the process of the digestion
- 4. Pancreas Organ that makes hormones to regulate the blood glucose level Makes enzymes to break down food in the intestines
- 5. The Large Intestine Long tubular organ Consists three parts – the cecum, colon, and the rectum
- 7. Anus Exit of the digestive tract Letting human waste leave the body
- 8. Rectum Last 7 inches of the large intestine Waiting for human waste to leave body
- 9. Small Intestine Organ that’s longer than the Large intestine Forms a continuous tube with the Large intestine