HUMAN DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

TARGET AUDIENCE

AGE - 11 – 14 yrs.

CLASSES - VI - VIII
 LEARNING
OBJECTIVES

After interacting with this software,

learner will be able to-
1) Define Digestive System.

2) Identify its different organs.

3) State the functions of each organ.

 WHAT IS IT ?

Digestive System breaks down food into simpler

substances for absorption into the blood stream.
 MOUTH

Digestion begins at the mouth, where food is

taken in and broken down into smaller particles
by chewing. Saliva in the mouth moistens the
food.
 STOMACH

Stomach secretes gastric juice which kills micro-

organisms that may have been ingested with food.
The food then passes into the small intestine.
 OESOPHAGUS

Muscles in the throat make it possible to

swallow food, which then descends through
a muscular tube, called oesophagus, to enter
the stomach.
 SMALL INTESTINE

Food is further digested in the small intestine

with the help of enzymes from the pancreas
and bile from the liver.
 LIVER

All blood leaving the small intestine travels

to the liver. The liver removes absorbed
nutrients from the blood and either stores
them or converts them into products needed
by the body.
 LARGE INTESTINE

The walls of the large intestine absorb water

from the undigested food, leaving semi-solid
waste matter called faeces. These waste
products are excreted from the body through the
rectum and anus.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

*ENCARTA

*Mr. V.K.SODHI, S.C.E.R.T.

*Mr. NARESH KAPOOR,S.C.E.RT.

*D.I.E.T., PITAMPURA.
 DEVELOPED BY

*Mrs. SHASHI GULATI, SKV, No.2, Khyala.

*Mrs. SUNITA MADAN, GGSSS, Rani Bagh.