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Understanding the Digestive System: Process and Importance

The digestive system comprises essential organs like the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, and rectum. It plays a crucial role in breaking down food into proteins, vitamins, minerals, and carbohydrates. After chewing, food travels down the esophagus to the stomach, where it is mixed with strong acids. It then moves to the small intestine, where nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream through tiny projections. Excess food is turned into waste and expelled from the body. Discover fascinating facts about this vital system!

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Understanding the Digestive System: Process and Importance

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  1. The Digestive System http://www.songsforteaching.com/jennyfixmanedutunes/digestion.htm BY: Alex Dennison , Ethan Courts and Ty Caudill

  2. Organs • Esophagus • Small intestine • Mouth • Stomach • Large Intestine • Rectum

  3. What’s Important to the body The digestive system is made up of organs that break down food into protein , vitamins , minerals and carbohydrates. http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/DSmovie.html

  4. System Process Or How It Works After food is chewed and swallowed it goes down the esophagus and goes to the stomach where it is broken down by powerful stomach acids. From the stomach the food travels into the small intestine. This is where your food is broken down into nutrients that can enter the blood stream through tiny hair like projections. The excess food that the body cant digest is turned into waste and is eliminated from the body.

  5. Fun Facts The esophagus is 25cm long. Muscles contract in waves to move the food down the esophagus. So if you were standing on your head the food would still get to your stomach.

  6. Resources Factmonster.com ThinkQuest.com

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