The way to Digest Niyah Lewis, Johnathan Rubio, Charla Smith

Major Parts Of The Digestive System *Mouth *Small intestine *Liver *Large intestine *Stomach *Esophagus *Pancreas

Major functions of the Digestive system Mouth-When your mouth waters its preparing for a delicious meal it expects. Both mechanical and chemical digestion begins in your mouth. The fluid released when your mouth waters is called saliva.

Esophagus The esophagus is a tube in you throat that brings food from your mouth to your stomach.

Stomach When your food reaches your stomach, the acid in your stomach breaks down the large molecules of food into smaller molecules.

Liver The liver does many things for the body but its main function in the digestive system is to produce bile. (Bile is a fluid that is made and released by the liver and stored in the gallbladder.)

Small Intestine The small intestine absorbs nutrients from the food and brings the nutrients to the blood where they can be circulated throughout the body. The waste is pass to the large intestine.

Pancreas The pancreas helps break down carbohydrates, proteins, and fats in the small intestine.

Large Intestine The large intestine holds the waste products until elimination can occur. Your large intestine absorbs water from the indigestible parts of food so your body can use the water. After all the water has been removed from the waste, it is stored in the rectrum until it can be eliminated from your body. When waste is eliminated from your body it passes through the anus.

Fun Facts *Food stays in your stomach for 2 to 3 hours. *An adult stomach can hold approximately 1.5 liters of material. *We make 1 to 3 pints of saliva a day. *It takes your mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, gall bladder, pancreas, and liver to digest a glass of milk. *The small intestine is about 20 foot long.