How does the digestive system work?​

Each part of your digestive system helps to move food and liquid through your GI tract, break food and liquid into smaller parts, or both. Once foods are broken into small enough parts, your body can absorb and move the nutrients to where they are needed.

Step 1: Mouth. To more easily absorb different foods, your saliva helps break down what you're eating and turn it into chemicals called enzymes.

Step 2: Esophagus. ...

Step 3: Stomach. ...

Step 4: Small Intestine. ...

Step 5: Large Intestine, Colon, Rectum and Anus.

Explanation:

Each part of your digestive system helps to move food and liquid through your GI tract, break food and liquid into smaller parts, or both. Once foods are broken into small enough parts, your body can absorb and move the nutrients to where they are needed.

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