1. The Digestive System Tonie Reyes 8-17

3. Includes mouth, esophagus, stomach, liver, and more

4. Processes food into useable nutrients

5. Broken down into small molecules to digest

7. Liver Second-largest organ Helps break down the lipids Stores iron, vitamin B12 and copper

8. Stomach Digest proteins or food Located at the bottom of the chest Helps break down the food smaller

9. Gall Bladder Store bile Small pear-shaped organ Helps break down fats

10. Large Intestine Absorbs certain vitamins Reabsorbs water Maintains the fluid balance of the body

11. Small Intestine Sucks up nutrients through the villi and the micro cilli Digests fats, carbohydrates, and proteins Longest portion of the digestive tract.

12. Rectum Stores solid waste Opening releases waste also known as the anus Final part of the large intestine

13. Bibliography Websites http://www.gesa.org.au/digestive_system.cfm http://yucky.discovery.com/flash/body/pg000126.htmlbr />http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_is_the_Digestive_System_important http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/yrdd/ http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_does_your_esophagus_do

14. Bibliography (continued) Pictures http://www.vitaminsdiary.com/UserFiles/Image/digestive-system.gif http://www.gesa.org.au/digestive-system/oesophagus.cfm http://www.pawelmazur.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/liver.jpg http://www.gesa.org.au/digestive-system/stomach.cfm http://crazysexylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/gallbladder.jpg http://www.gesa.org.au/digestive-system/large_intestine.cfm http://www.gesa.org.au/digestive-system/large_intestine.cfm