8Ad4 The digestive system

Name _____________________________ Class ____________

On the diagram below, write in the name of the organ that each line is pointing to. Use these words:

rectum small intestine stomach mouth gullet large intestine

Now cut out the boxes at the bottom of the page showing the functions of these organs. Stick the
correct box underneath the correct organ name.

Mouth Gullet
The mouth helps us break down
the food into small pieces and The gullet helps the food
get down to the stomach
the saliva makes the food softer
and easier to digest

Small intestine Stomach

Text The stomach has stomach acid so
the acid breaks down the food into
even smaller pieces then the
stomach starts to get muscular
contractions and helps break the
food dow to.

Rectum Large intestine

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Water is absorbed here. Faeces are stored here. Takes food to the stomach.
More enzymes are added here, to Food is ground up here and mixed The food is churned up with strong
complete digestion. The soluble food with saliva which contains an acid here and enzymes digest
is absorbed. enzyme to digest starch. proteins.

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Adapted from Exploring Science QCA Copymaster File 8 © Pearson Education Limited 2003
8Ad6 Digestion 1
Name _____________________________ Class ____________
1 Complete the sentences using the words in the box.

absorbed anus enzymes intestine

juices mouth insoluble soluble

Insoluble
Digestion makes ____________________ Soluble
substances into ____________________ ones.

This process starts in the ____________________ . During digestion, digestive

____________________ are added to the food. These contain ___________________ .

When the food that can be digested has been broken down, it is ____________________

by the small ____________________ . Food that cannot be broken down is passed out

of the body through ____________________.

2 For each of the things below, say what it does to help with digestion:

The stomach: _____________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

Teeth: ___________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

3 Some food cannot be digested. This is called fibre. Write the names of the organs listed in the
box in the order that a piece of fibre would go through them.

i __________________ ii __________________ iii __________________

iv __________________ v __________________ vi __________________

vii __________________

anus gullet large intestine mouth rectum

small intestine stomach

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Adapted from Exploring Science QCA Copymaster File 8 © Pearson Education Limited 2003