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Mouth
Food and water enter via the mouth. As we chew, we start to break down the food.
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Oesophagus
The oesophagus carries the food and liquids to the stomach for digestion.
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Stomach
The stomach break down the foods. The muscles in the stomach walls also helps this process. The partly digested food is then released into the small bowel.
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Small bowel
Here the food is broken down further. The nutrients are then absorbed into the body. As the digested waste leaves the small bowel it enters the colon.
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Liver
The liver produces bile which helps to break down the fats in the food. The bile is store in the gall bladder.
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Large bowel (a. colon and b. rectum)
The colon absorbs water and the muscles of the colon move the waste towards the rectum. The waste is held in the rectum until it is ready to leave the body.
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The pancreas
The pancreas produces enzymes that are important for digestion.
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Anus
The waste is passed through the anus as it leaves the body
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The gallbladder
The gallbladder releases the bile into the small bowel when the food is eaten. Bile helps to break down fats in the food.
