Solve the mystery of the missing words.
Robbie is at it again. He has eaten up some
of the words in this text about digestion. See if you can help Merrin and Pearl
put the words back where they belong. Good luck!
Word Box
small intestine bolus large intestine esophagus
stool peristalsis tongue stomach
nutrients villi salivary bloodstream
It all starts with that first bite of delicious fruit salad. Your
________________ glands go right to work producing a much
needed supply of liquid as your teeth chew and your
______________ begins to push the chewed food, called a
______________, toward the back of your throat.
Next, your muscles move the mushy mass of food into a tube
called the ________________.
The muscles in your esophagus begin squeezing without you
even knowing. This strong muscle action is called
________________________.
As the muscles squeeze the food down your esophagus, a small
valve opens and the food drops directly into the
__________________. Hydrochloric acid squirts down on the
food as your strong stomach muscles continue to flex, breaking
the food into even smaller bits. These then pass into the
______________ _______________.
Digestive juices are sent from the liver, pancreas and gallbladder
to continue to break down the food. The small intestine looks
like a forest filled with pink fingers called
__________________. These absorb large amounts of
_________________ from the food that you eat. From here the
nutrients will flow directly into your ___________________.
The leftovers that your body will not use then travel into a larger
tube called the _______________ __________________. The
end is near, my friend. It is time for the waste, which is called a
________________, to leave your body. You might think this
sounds gross, but when this happens it brings relief!
It all starts with that first bite of delicious fruit salad. Your salivary glands go right to work producing a much needed supply of liquid as your teeth chew and your tongue begins to push the chewed food, called a bolus, toward the back of your throat.
Next, your muscles move the mushy mass of food into a tube called the esophagus.
The muscles in your esophagus begin squeezing without you even knowing. This strong muscle action is called peristalsis.
As the muscles squeeze the food down your esophagus, a small valve opens and the food drops directly into the stomach. Hydrochloric acid squirts down on the food as your strong stomach muscles continue to flex, breaking the food into even smaller bits. These then pass into the small intestine.
Digestive juices are sent from the liver, pancreas and gallbladder to continue to break down the food. The small intestine looks like a forest filled with pink fingers called villi. These absorb large amounts of nutrients from the food that you eat. From here the nutrients will flow directly into your bloodstream.
The leftovers that your body will not use then travel into a larger tube called the large intestine. The end is near, my friend. It is time for the waste, which is called stool, to leave your body. You might think this sounds gross, but when this happens it brings relief!