I crush and grind food into smaller pieces to make digestion easier.
What are teeth?
100
We eat food so that our body cells can get the __________ they need.
What are nutrients?
200
Part number two on the chart
What is the stomach?
200
I secrete juices into the mouth to help with digestion.
What are salivary glands?
200
Our tongue is this type of organ.
What is a muscular organ?
300
Part number three on the chart
What is the small intestine?
300
I store unused solid substances after water is removed.
What is the large intestine?
300
Our mouth is where digestion begins. What three things in your mouth help with digestion?
What are teeth, tongue, and saliva?
400
Part number 4 on the chart
What is the gall bladder?
400
I produce a digestive juice called bile.
What is the liver?
400
Luckily, I am a muscle so you can swallow even when standing on your head?
What is the esophagus?
500
Part number five on the chart.
What is the pancreas?
500
I absorb usable food substances which are sent to all body parts by blood vessels.
What is the small intestine?
500
I am sometimes referred to as fingers or hair, but I am neither. I am in the small intestine and I absorb nutrients to send out to the rest of the body.