We chew food in our mouth and it passes to the esophagus and stomach. The stomach produces gastric juices and mixes the food with juices from the liver, pancreas, and stomach to create a thick liquid. This liquid passes to the small intestine where nutrients are absorbed and then to the large intestine where waste is stored and water is absorbed before waste is released through the anus. The digestive system breaks down food into nutrients and removes waste.

1. 1. We chew the food with
our teeth in the mouth.
2. The food goes to
the esophagus
and then, it goes to
the stomach.
3. The stomach
produces gastric
juices.
4. The stomach mixes:
- The food.
- The gastric juices.
- The juices from the liver.
- The juices from the
pancreas.
It makes a thick liquid.
5. The thick liquid goes
to the small intestine.
The small intestine
absorbs the nutrients
from the food.
6. The large intestine:
- Stores the matter that
we don’t need (faeces).
- Absorbs water.
7. The faeces are
released through the
anus.

2. The digestive system transforms the food into
nutrients that our body needs:
- Vitamins.
- Carbohydrates.
- Fats.
- Proteins.
- Minerals.
The digestive system gets rid of the matter
that our body doesn’t need.