Digetion

Did you know? The digestive system acts in stages to digest our food.

Chewing is the first stage of the digestive system. When you chew your food it breaks up big pieces into little pieces.

Did you know? The molars and premolars are back at crushing food.The incisors are sharp for biting food

Humans have 2 sets of teeth during their lives : milk teeth and adult. There are 4 types of teeth. We have wisdom teeth, canines,   molars and incisors.

Here’s a picture of stomach acid.

The next stage  is the stomach. Food hangs out in the stomach for around four hours.  While the food sits there, more enzymes go to work on it, breaking down things like proteins that our bodies can use.

Here’s a picture.

The first part of the small intestines works white juices from the liver and pancreas to continue to break down our food. The last stage is the large intestines. Any food that the body doesnt need or can’t use is sent to large intestines.