Name: ______________________
The Digestive System
1. Use the words below to label the different parts
of the digestive system.
Stomach
Esophagus
Large
intestine
Mouth
Rectum
Small intestine
2. Match each part of the digestive system to its description and
function.
Small
intestine
Long tube
between mouth
and stomach
Acid breaks
down food and
kill bacteria
Mouth
Opening at the
end of the large
intestine
Absorbs water
from food
Stomach
A wide tube
about 1.5
meters long
Breaks down
food into
smaller pieces
Oesophagus
A narrow coiled
tube about 6
meters long
Absorbs
nutrients from
the food
Anus
Opening in the
body containing
teeth and saliva
Pushes food
into the
stomach
A flexible bag
containing acid
Removes
unwanted
waste from
the body
Large
intestine