The Digestive System

Fill in the blanks of the following to help explain each organ!

Word Bank
Saliva Esophagus Teeth Stomach
Liver Intestine Digestion

Across
6. Your body has a large and small _______ where the body breaks down the
food in a long series of tubes and takes in the nutrients it needs.

7. While chewing, the food is covered with _______, or spit.

Down
1. Food is broken down in the body through a process called _________.

2. Like a blender grinds up fruits for a smooth, the _______ swishes around
and breaks down the food you swallow!

3. The tube that food passes through from the mouth to the stomach.

4. The garbage disposal of food. Like a spaghetti strainer filters out extra water
after cooking pasta, the _____ filters out any substances it doesnt need from
the food.

5. Like scissors cut up paper, your ______ cut up food.

Molly Koch, Kayleigh Hill, KSC Dietetic Interns 2017

 3. Esophagus 4. Liver 5. Teeth
Down: 1. Digestion 2. Stomach
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Across: 6. Intestine 7. Saliva
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Molly Koch, Kayleigh Hill, KSC Dietetic Interns 2017