1. The Digestive System

2. Function Break down the food you eat into nutrients that your body can absorb

3. Digestive tract The path that food takes in your body Includes: mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, anus

4. Accessory organs Organs that aid in digestion, but are not included in the digestive tract Includes: salivary glands, liver, gall bladder, pancreas

5. Mechanical digestion The breaking, crushing, and mashing of food Stomach

6. Chemical digestion Large molecules are broken down into nutrients

7. Enzymes The chemical scissors that break some nutrients into smaller pieces