Food takes a long journey through your body before it becomes energy. Tap each organ to follow the path food takes.
Follow food's journey from the Mouth to the Large Intestine.
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Digestion is the process of breaking down food into tiny parts the body can absorb and use for energy, growth, and repair. Without digestion, the body couldn't use the nutrients locked inside the food we eat.
Food travels through a long tube in your body called the digestive tract: it starts at the mouth, goes down the esophagus, into the stomach, then through the small intestine and large intestine, before leftover waste finally leaves the body.
Teeth chew food into smaller pieces, and saliva starts breaking it down. The esophagus is a muscular tube that pushes the chewed food down to the stomach.
The stomach churns food and mixes it with digestive juices, breaking it down further into a soft, liquid mixture.
The small intestine absorbs most of the nutrients into the blood. The large intestine absorbs water and forms the leftover waste for removal from the body.
Chewing food well, drinking enough water, and eating a variety of foods with fibre (like fruits and vegetables) all help keep the digestive system working smoothly.
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