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Introduction

The digestive system is a system in our body. We use it for breaking down food.

Description

The digestive system has many interesting parts including: the strong teeth, long oesophagus, stomach, large intestines, small intestines and anus. The teeth are used for breaking up and chewing our food. Our stomach breaks up food with something called stomach acid. Then your food moves down through both the intestines to the anus. This is where our waste comes out.

How it works

The digestive system is the process of our food. First you chew your food and then you swallow it. Then it is pushed through the oesophagus which carries it to the stomach. The stomach breaks down food even more with stomach acid. Next it moves onto the small intestines which takes all the nutrients from your food and put it in to your blood to make energy. After that it is pushed to the large intestines which absorb the water from the waste. Finally it goes to the anus which gets rid of all the left over waste into the toilet.

Conclusion

To look after your digestive system you should: eat small mouthfuls, chew your food and when you’re full don’t eat any more because that’s indigestion.

By Georgia