Directions: Choose your favorite food. Describe its pathway through the digestive system. Make sure you include in your descript
ion the following terms: teeth, salivary gland, bolus, amylase, pepsin, small intestine, villi, stomach, chime, large intestine, esophagus, liver, and pancreas.
Within each organ, movement moves food and liquid into each organ and combines the contents. A sphincter lets it move through your stomach as food hits the end of your oesophagus. Using motions such as chewing, squeezing, and mixing, the digestive organs divide the food into smaller pieces. The rectum, the lower end of the large intestine, stores stool until the stool is forced out of the anus. To see how food travels through the GI tract, watch a video. External connection from NIH. When you chew, the digestive process begins in your mouth. Salivary glands create a digestive juice that moistens food so that it passes into your oesophagus more easily. There is also an enzyme in Saliva that starts breaking down starches in your food. Peristalsis will force the food down your oesophagus into your stomach after you swallow. What happens to the digested food The hormones and nerves work together to help regulate the digestive process. The liver produces bile that helps digest fats and certain vitamins. Your body is informed by hormones when
