1. Marie Domingo 8-17 Digestive System

2. Introduction Break down food particles Converting food particles into energy Gets rid of toxic waste materials Important system in our body

3. Mouth First step of the system Produces salivary glands Easier to chew and swallow

4. Esophagus Long tube between the mouth and throat Transports food into the stomach Uses muscle contractions

5. Small Intestine 22 feet long tube packed inside your body Breaks down food particles Absorbs nutrients

6. Large Intestine 5 feet long tube wider than the small intestine Where waste food products enter and pushed out of your body Process is called bowel movement

7. Liver Stores specific vitamins Filters out toxic wastes from your body Turned into a yellowish liquidbile

8. Pancreas Organ in your body containing enzymes Enzymes produce cells which release 2 hormones Two hormones called insulin and glucagon

9. Bibliography Information http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/yrdd/ http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body_basics/digestive.html http://www.gesa.org.au/digestive-system/mouth_throat.cfm http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/digestive_system.html# http://www.gesa.org.au/digestive-system/stomach.cfm http://www.gesa.org.au/digestive-system/large_intestine.cfm http://www.gesa.org.au/digestive-system/small_intestine.cfm http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=4179 http://www.mamashealth.com/organs/pancreas.asp Pictures http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Tractus_intestinalis_esophagus.svg/382px-Tractus_intestinalis_esophagus.svg.png http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/images/ency/fullsize/8927.jpg http://www.aurorahealthcare.org/healthgate/images/si1238_97870_1_large_intestine.jpeg http://www.epidemic.org/theFacts/essentials/images/liverDiagram1.jpg http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/images/ency/fullsize/8883.jpg