1. Digestive System KristelAguason 8-16

2. Digestive System Gives us all the energy and nutrients we need Starts before we eat food Breaks down all our food and juice Takes 3 hours to digest our food

3. Mouth First organ that contributes in the digestive system Breaks down food so it is easier to digest

4. Esophagus Pipe Receives the food chewed by the mouth Brings it to our stomach

5. Stomach A hollow organ Where all the actual digestion takes place

6. Small Intestine 22 feet long and 1.5 – 2 inches in width Underneath our stomach Breaks down our food particles

7. Large Intestine 5 feet long and is 3-4 inches in width Move the waste from the small intestine Passes it on to the rectum

8. Rectum 8 inch chamber at the end of large intestine Where waste is kept before going to the anus

9. Anus 2 inch long canal Removes all the waste out of our body

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