The document outlines the function of the esophagus and the digestive process, explaining how food moves from the mouth to the stomach and is further digested. It highlights the roles of hydrochloric acid, enzymes, and pancreatic juice in digestion, as well as the absorption of nutrients and water in the small intestine. It concludes with an imaginative task for students to create a comic strip depicting food with feelings.

10.  The esophagus is a
muscular tube that
connects the mouth to
the stomach.
 It moves food from the
mouth to the stomach through a series of
muscular contractions called peristalsis.

12.  Store and digest the food .
 Produces hydrochloric acid and enzymes to
help digest food.
 Acidic environment kills
bacteria.
 The digested food is called chyme.

16.  Release pancreatic juice
 Digest fats, carbohydrates and proteins
 Regulates blood sugar by producing insulin.

18. TINY FINGER
LIKE
Increase
The
surface
area
INCREASE
THE
ABSORPTION
INNER
LINING OF
SMALL
INTESTINE

19.  No digestion
 Absorb water and vitamins.
 Leftover waste is stored at the
end called the RECTUM.

20.  Students need to choose any food you wish.
 Imagine that the food has feelings.
 Explain all that in your comic strip.