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The Digestive System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Teeth | hold, tear, and chew food |
| Tongue | moves food mass in a small, soft ball to the rear of the mouth where it is swallowed |
| Liver | produces digestive juice called bile |
| Gall Bladder | stores bile until needed for digestion |
| Small Intestine | orbs useable food substances which are sent to all the body parts by blood vessels. Food digestion is now complete |
| Rectum | holds solid waste and controls its release from the body |
| Large Intestine | storess unused solid substances after water is removed |
| Pancreas | produces digestive juices to further break down food digestion |
| Stomach | receives food,churns it, and adds gastric juices to it |
| Esophagus | food passageway between mouth and stomach |
| Salivary Glands | secrete juices into the mouth |