Organs
Food enters the digestive system through this organ, where chewing and saliva begin digestion.
Oral Cavity/Mouth
The process of breaking food into smaller pieces by chewing in the mouth.
Mechanical Digestion
This long tube carries food from the mouth to the stomach using muscular movements called peristalsis.
Esophagus
Wavelike muscular movements that push food down the esophagus into the stomach.
Peristalsis
This organ in the digestive system uses strong muscles and acid to break down food into a liquid mixture called chyme.
Stomach
These special proteins speed up chemical digestion by breaking food molecules into smaller parts.
Enzymes
This organ stores bile made by the liver and releases it into the small intestine to help digest fats.
Galbladder
The stomach mixes food with acid and enzymes, turning it into this thick liquid before moving to the small intestine.
Chyme
This large reddish-brown organ produces bile, which helps break down fats, and also removes toxins from the blood.
Liver
This greenish liquid, made by the liver and stored in the gallbladder, helps break down fats into smaller droplets.
Bile