1. The Digestive System Richard Nuguid 8-16

2. Digestive System Gets some energy from food Uses absorption to get the energy Breaks down food Gets rid of waste

3. Mouth Beginning of the digestive tract Enzymes released into the mouth Starts the process of the digestion

4. Pancreas Organ that makes hormones to regulate the blood glucose level Makes enzymes to break down food in the intestines

5. The Large Intestine Long tubular organ Consists three parts – the cecum, colon, and the rectum

6. Gallbladder Small, pouch like organ Stores bile Releases the bile in the duodenum Helps digest food

7. Anus Exit of the digestive tract Letting human waste leave the body

8. Rectum Last 7 inches of the large intestine Waiting for human waste to leave body

9. Small Intestine Organ that’s longer than the Large intestine Forms a continuous tube with the Large intestine

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