THE DIGESTION OF PIZZA

MOUTH

• Teeth, tongue, & saliva
• All the things listed above
• Breaks down food into smaller
• Peices and saliva moistens it

ESOPHAGUS

• Hollow muscular tube:
• Contracts and sends fiod to the
• Stomach

STOMACH

• Hollow muscular pouch
• Uses muscles, acids and other
• Chemicals to break foods inti
• Smaller pieces

SMALL INTESTINE

• Tube lined with villi
• Absorbs nutrients into the blood
• And chemically digests food
• *Most digestion occurs here.

LIVER & LARGE INTESTINE

• Large, heavy triangle shaped organ
• Tube that contracts and pushes waste towards the anus
• Aids in digestion by producing chemicals that breakdown food
• Helps to get rid of waste and absorbs water back into the blood

ANUS

• Muscular opening
• Allows Waste to exit the body