The digestive system breaks down food in the mouth and transports it through the esophagus to the stomach and small intestine where nutrients are separated from waste. Nutrients then enter the bloodstream while waste moves to the large intestine and leaves the body through the anus. The key organs involved are the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine and anus.

3. The digestive system helps us to
get nutrients.
The digestion starts in the mouth.

4. Then the food
travels down the
oesophagus, goes to
the stomach and the
small intestine.

5. The small intestine separates the
nutrients from the waste.
The nutrients pass to the blood.

6. The waste passes to the large
intestine and leaves the body
through the anus.

7. Let’s check!

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1. Mouth
2. Oesophagus
3. Liver
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4. Stomach
5. Pancreas
6. Small intestine
7. Large intestine
8. Anus