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The journey of your food
Age 10 · Health
When you eat, food travels in order through a long tube inside your body. Each part of the tube has its own job to help your body get what it needs.
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- Stomach: squeezes and mixes food into a thick soup
- Small intestine: takes nutrients from the food into the blood
- Large intestine: absorbs water and gathers what is left
- Liver: makes a juice that helps break down fats
Examples
- A bite of bread goes from the mouth down the oesophagus to the stomach, then on to the intestines.
- An apple’s goodness passes into your blood in the small intestine, while the leftovers move on.
Key takeaways
- Food passes through the digestive organs one after another, always in the same order.
- The small intestine is where most nutrients enter the blood.
Quiz: The journey of your food (Age 10)
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How does food travel through the organs of your digestive system?
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Which part of the digestive system moves most nutrients from your food into your blood?
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What is the job of the large intestine?
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