Name: _________________________ Date: _______________________
Digestive System Introduction
Year 6: Science
1. Read and discuss with the teacher.
Our body needs food to be healthy and to grow. We get nutrients
and energy from food. The digestive system helps us to change food
so it is easier for our body to absorb. It has many parts and each
part has a different function.
2. Label the diagram with words from the box.
liver
small intestine
mouth
stomach
anus
gullet
(esophagus)
large intestine
3. Match the parts of the digestive system to their function (what they do).
a) mouth
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A tube that connects the mouth to the stomach.
b) gullet (esophagus)
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Juices are added to the food to make it smaller and
smooth (like thick soup). Connects to the small
intestine.
c) stomach
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Chews and grinds the food with saliva. Makes food
soft enough to swallow.
d) small intestine
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Takes out water from the food and connects to the
anus.
e) large intestine
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Cleans the blood coming from the small intestine
f) anus
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Takes out nutrients from the food and connects to
the large intestine. Nutrients taken by blood to
liver.
g) liver
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Takes out waste food from the body.