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Digestive system A long tube where the food is broken down into nutrients an organism can use.

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Digestive system

A long tube where the food is broken down into nutrients an

organism can use.

Salivary glands

Produce saliva to break down food in

the mouth.

TeethGrind the food into

smaller pieces.

TongueHelps us swallow

food.

EsophagusMuscular tube that

contracts and expands to push partially digested food to the stomach.

StomachStrong acids help break

down food more.Liver and pancreas

Produce juices to digest the food further in the

small intestine.

Small intestine

Nutrients are digested from the small intestine.

Large intestine

Water is re-absorbed from undigested food.

AnusUndigested food leaves the body through the

anus.