DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

GRADE IV
 food and voice organ: in
people and animals, the opening
in the head and its surrounding
lips, gums, tongue, and teeth,
through which food is taken in
and through which sounds come
out.

MOUTH
passage in throat:
the passage down
which food moves
between the throat
and the stomach.
ESOPHAGUS
 vertebrates' digestive organ:
an organ resembling a sac in
which food is mixed and partially
digested. It forms part of the
digestive tract of vertebrates
and is situated between the
esophagus and the small
intestine.
STOMACH
 part of digestive tract: the
part of the intestine between the
stomach and the large intestine,
consisting of the duodenum,
jejunum, and ileum, where
digestion of food and most
absorption of nutrients takes
place.
SMALL INTESTINE
 last section of intestinal
tract: the end section of the
alimentary canal reaching from
ileum to anus and consisting of
the cecum, colon, and rectum.
Its function is to extract water
and form feces.

LARGE INTESTINE
lower part of
intestine: the lower
part of the large
intestine, between the
colon and the anal
canal.
RECTUM
opening for release of
feces: the opening at
the lower end of the
alimentary canal
through which feces are
released.
ANUS