Learning Task 5 A journey into the digestive system The Human Digestive System Use the words to fill in the blanks All animals need to eat to get to live. But in order to use this food, they have to break it down in a process called . And so, all animals have a group of connected organs called the digestive. In humans the process of digestion begins in the where food is into small pieces by the teeth. The helps by moving these pieces around. These pieces are covered by or spit. The saliva makes the food slippery so that it is easier to . It also helps to break down the food. Once the food is swallowed, it passes through the, which is like a gate that sends food into the and air into the lungs. The food travels down the esophagus and into the . Once the food is mixed with and crushed some more. After spending some time in the stomach, the food is sent into the where nutrients are . The helps by producing some digestive juices called bile. Next, the remaining food goes into the where the are absorbed. The remaining food is called and it is pushed into the where it wait’s before leaving the body