From lunch to loo!

1. From lunch to loo! Samantha Taylor Markus Thompson

2. Eating the apple • The apple goes in your mouth it gets chewed up in to little pieces by your teeth and saliva .

3. Swallowing The food is swallowed . It travels down the food pipe to the stomach . The soft palate elevates to prevent the food from entering the posterior end of the nasal passages, and the upper pharynx contracts, pushing the food (referred to as a bolus) into the lower pharynx. At the same time, the voice box (larynx) is pulled upwards by muscles in the neck, and, as a result, the epiglottis bends downwards. This dual action closes off the opening to the larynx and windpipe (trachea) and prevents passing food from entering the larynx and trachea

4. Stomach. • In the stomach the food is mixed with lots of digestives juices . This breaks the food down into tiny little pieces that can be taken into the body .

5. Small intestine • The small intestine is the longest section of the digestive system. This important body system digests food by breaking it down into nutrient molecules small enough to pass into the bloodstream. Nutrient molecules are absorbed in the small intestine and sent into the blood circulatory system. The digestive system also eliminates solid waste, recycles water, and absorbs vitamins from nutrients in the large intestines. Even though some starch breakdown takes place in the mouth and some breakdown of protein is done in the stomach, most of the digestion occurs in the duodenum. • The tiny pieces of food pass into the small intestine . Here are all the good bits ( healthy sugars/ nutrients minerals

6. Large intestine • The small intestine (also known as the small bowel) is the longest portion of the digestive tract - it is more than 6 meters long and is located within the middle of the abdomen. It has three sections, the duodenum, jejunum and ileum (more information provided below

7. waste The waste products and water pass into the large intestine here all the water needed is taken into the body.