Key steps in Digestion

Question 1

Mouth

Answer 1

Saliva and chewing break down the food we eat

Question 2

Gullet

Answer 2

Food passes down the gullet into the stomach

Question 3

Stomach

Answer 3

Stomach acid breaks down the food into smaller molecules

Question 4

Small intestine

Answer 4

Villi line the small intestine, increasing its surface area so that it can absorb nutrients into the bloodstream

Question 5

Large intestine

Answer 5

Absorbs water, turning the good into faeces

Question 6

Rectum

Answer 6

Stores the faeces until they can be passed out of the body

Question 7

Anus

Answer 7

A muscular ring that helps pass the faeces out of the body