3. Digestion
• is a process by which the Gastro
Intestinal System retrieves important
nutrients for the body and chemically
changes the unused food into waste.
• is a form of catabolism: a breakdown of
large food molecules to smaller ones.
5. hollow organs joined in a long,
twisting tube from the mouth to the
anus, consisting of the following:
• Mouth
• Esophagus
• Stomach
• Small intestine
• Large intestine (includes the colon and
rectum)
• Anus
6. Organs that help with digestion, but are not
part of the digestive tract, include the
following:
• Tongue
• Glands in the mouth that make saliva
• Pancreas
• Liver
• Gallbladder
