Digestion Worksheet
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1The picture below tells the story of how food is
Digestion
digested. Trace the path food takes through the human
body. Then color the picture!
Mouth
Digestion actually
starts in your mouth! Your
teeth break food into small pieces.
Your salivary glands make an enzyme
that breaks down starches into a sugar
called glucose.
Esophagus
Food moves from your mouth to the
stomach through a long tube called the
esophagus.
Stomach
The stomach muscles squeeze food
to mix and break down food. The
stomach adds enzymes and acid to help
the process along! Food stays in your
stomach for 3-4 hours.
Small Intestine
The small intestine is 22 feet long.
Along the way, there are villi that stick
out like fingers. These villi absorb
nutrients, vitamins, and minerals from
food.
Large Intestine
The large intestine is wider than the
small intestine. The large intestine is 5
feet long and absorbs water. The waste
that is left is called feces.
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