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The journey of food through your body
Age 9 · Health
Open to everyone until Friday, November 13
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When you eat, food travels down a long tube inside you. Each part does a different job to turn food into energy for your body.
In the picture
- Stomach: a stretchy bag that mixes and squashes food into a thick soup
- Small intestine: a very long coiled tube that takes the goodness from food into the blood
- Large intestine: a wide tube that soaks up water and gets rid of what is left over
Examples
- An apple you chew, swallow and digest as it moves along the tube
- A sandwich that is broken down so your body can use it to run and play
Key takeaways
- Food travels in order: mouth, oesophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine.
- Most of the goodness from food is taken in by the small intestine.
Quiz: The journey of food through your body (Age 9)
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Which part of your body takes the goodness from food into your blood?
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What does the stomach do with food?
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After food leaves the stomach, where does it go next?
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