2. The digestive system is a group of organs that process the food we eat and takes out the nutrients our bodies need.
3. It all begins in the mouth where food is broken into small pieces by the teeth and mixed with saliva (spit) which has chemicals that help with digestion.
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5. The esophagus delivers the food to a storage bag, the stomach where it is mixed with other chemicals and digestive juices.
6. Bile is an important digestive juice that is made in the liver.
7. After it leaves the stomach the material moves into a long, folded small intestine where the nutrients are removed.
8. The inside of the small intestine is lined with millions of tiny, finger-like projections called villi ( vil eye). Villi absorb nutrients from our food. Villi is the plural for villus. 1 villus 2 villi
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11. Let’s review: After it leaves the mouth the order of the organs that food passes through is
12. Let’s review: After it leaves the mouth the order of the organs that food passes through is 1. Esophagus
13. Let’s review: After it leaves the mouth the order of the organs that food passes through is 1. Esophagus 2. Stomach
14. Let’s review: After it leaves the mouth the order of the organs that food passes through is 1. Esophagus 2. Stomach 3. Small intestine
15. Let’s review: After it leaves the mouth the order of the organs that food passes through is 1. Esophagus 2. Stomach 3. Small intestine 4. Large intestine
