Mouth:
• take in food
• crush food with the teeth
• amylase is added to the food
Oesophagus:
• Carry down food to the stomach
Stomach:
• churn the food
• add acid to the food
Small intestine:
• further digestion by enzymes
• absorption of digested food into the blood.
Large intestine:
• water is absorbed into the blood
• the waste left is prepared for egestion
Salivary glands:
• make saliva, which contains an enzyme, amylase, to break starch down to small sugars
Liver:
• produces liquid bile, which helps digest fat
• regulates the amount of each food in the blood
Gall bladder:
• stores bile from the liver until it is needed
Pancreas:
• makes enzymes to break down food