The Digestive System

1. Copy and complete the sentences:

Anus Mouth Liquid Stomach Small Intestine Large Intestine

a) Food turns into a bolus in the …………………………

b) The bolus passes into the oesophagus and then into the …………………….
c) Gastric juices help turn the bolus into a thick. ………………………………
d) Nutrients pass through the ……………………… into the blood.
e) Water from waste in the …………………………………… can be absorbed into
the blood.
f) Solid waste leaves our body through the …………………………

2. Match and write the sentences:

a) Digestion is when solid waste leaves our body.
b) Elimination is when food passes from the mouth to the stomach.
c) Absorption is when nutrients pass into the blood.
d) Ingestion is the process of breaking down food into nutrients.

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