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The Digestive Journey

Science · The Human Body · ages 7-9
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. Which part chews food into small pieces?

    • Teeth
    • Saliva
    • Stomach

  2. What is the first stop for food right after it leaves the mouth?

    • Stomach
    • Oesophagus
    • Small intestine

  3. The digestive journey starts in the mouth and ends in the large intestine.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. What does your stomach do to food?

    • Absorbs all the nutrients
    • Removes water from it
    • Churns it and mixes it with acid

  5. Which organ absorbs most of the nutrients from food into your blood?

    • Stomach
    • Large intestine
    • Small intestine

  6. After the stomach, where does food go next?

    MouthOesophagusStomach?Large int.
    • Large intestine
    • Small intestine
    • Mouth

  7. Zara just swallowed her breakfast. Which order will it pass through her body?

    • Mouth, stomach, oesophagus, small intestine, large intestine
    • Mouth, oesophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine
    • Mouth, oesophagus, small intestine, stomach, large intestine

  8. Ben says the large intestine is where most nutrients enter your blood. What is wrong with what Ben said?

    • It is the small intestine that absorbs most nutrients, not the large intestine
    • Nothing, Ben is right
    • The stomach is where nutrients enter your blood
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  1. Teeth · Your teeth do the chewing. Saliva helps too, but it wets and softens food rather than chewing it.
  2. Oesophagus · After the mouth, food travels down the oesophagus next, and only then reaches the stomach.
  3. True · Food travels in this order: mouth, oesophagus, stomach, small intestine, then large intestine.
  4. Churns it and mixes it with acid · Your stomach churns food and mixes it with acid until it turns into a soft liquid.
  5. Small intestine · The small intestine is where most nutrients pass from food into your blood.
  6. Small intestine · After the stomach, food moves into the small intestine, where nutrients are absorbed.
  7. Mouth, oesophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine · Food always follows the same path: mouth, oesophagus, stomach, small intestine, then large intestine.
  8. It is the small intestine that absorbs most nutrients, not the large intestine · The small intestine absorbs most nutrients. The large intestine's main job is removing water from waste.
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