Use the words to fill in the blanks.
stomach, chewed, food, energy, rectum
liver, mouth, small, intestine, waste, saliva
large, intestine, digestion, system, swallow, tongue
pharynx, acid, absorbed, liquids, esophagus
All animals need to eat 1)_____ to get 2)______ to live. But in order to use this food, they have to break it down in a process called 3)________ . And so, all animals have a group of connected organs called the digestive 4) _______ .
In humans, the process of digestion begins in the 5) ________ where food is 6) _______ into small pieces by the teeth. The 7) ________ helps by moving these pieces around. The pieces by covered by 8) ________ or spit. The saliva makes the food slippery so that is easier to 9) _______. It also helps to break down the food.
One the food is swallow, it passes through the 10) _______ which is like a gate that sends food into the 11) ________ and air into lungs. The food travels down the esophagus and into the 12) ________. Once in the stomach the food is mixed with 13) ______ and crashed some more.
After spending some time in the stomach, the food is sent into the 14) ______ where nutrients are 15) _______. The 16) ______ helps by producing some digestive juices called bile. Next, the remaining food goes into the 17) ______ where the 18) _______ are absorbed.
The remaining food is called 19) _______ and it is pushed into the 20) _______ where it waits
before leaving the body.