The Human Digestive System
1. Cut out the organs below and stick them by their tabs into the correct positions on the
human body. Stick the tabs down in their numbered order.
2. Then cut out the labels and match them, using their numbers, to each part of the
digestive system.
3. Join your labels to the diagram with a ruled line.
4. Finally, cut out and match the functions to each part of the digestive system.
Digestion begins in the mouth. The teeth help break down
the food into smaller pieces.
The oesophagus connects your mouth and stomach. It has
muscles within it that work in waves to move the food
you have eaten down into your stomach.
The small intestine is a stretchy tube. It breaks down the
food mixture even more so your body can absorb all the
vitamins, minerals, proteins carbohydrates and fats.
3. large intestine
oesophagus/mouth
1. stomach
2. small intestine
The stomach is a stretchy sack where food is broken down
by acids and enzymes. Once it is broken down, it becomes
a substance called chyme. It also connects to other parts
of the digestive system.
All the food material that is still unwanted passes through
the large intestine. It is here that any last water or
minerals are absorbed into the blood.
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The Human Digestive System Answers
Digestion begins in the mouth. The
teeth help break down the food into
smaller pieces.
The oesophagus connects your mouth
and stomach. It has muscles within it
that work in waves to move the food you
have eaten down into your stomach.
oesophagus/mouth
The stomach is a stretchy sack
where food is broken down by acids
and enzymes. Once it is broken
down, it becomes a substance
called chyme. It also connects to
other parts of the digestive system.
liver
gall bladder
1
1. stomach
3
3. large intestine
pancreas
2. small intestine
2
The small intestine is a
stretchy tube. It breaks down
the food mixture even more so
your body can absorb all the
vitamins, minerals, proteins
carbohydrates and fats.
All the food material that is
still unwanted passes through
the large intestine. It is here
that any last water or minerals
are absorbed into the blood.
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The Human Digestive System
1. Cut out the organs below and stick them by their tabs into the correct positions on the
human body. Stick the tabs down in their numbered order.
2. Then cut out the labels and match them to each part of the digestive system.
3. Join your labels to the diagram with a ruled line.
4. Finally, cut out and match the functions to each part of the digestive system.
This is where digestion begins. The teeth help break down
the food into smaller pieces.
This tube connects the mouth and stomach. It has
muscles within it that work in waves to move the food
that has been eaten down into the stomach.
This is a long stretchy tube. It breaks down the food
mixture even more so the body can absorb all the
vitamins, minerals, proteins carbohydrates and fats.
large intestine
salivary glands
oesophagus/mouth
stomach
small intestine
This stretchy sack is where food is broken down by
acids and enzymes. Once it is broken down, it becomes a
substance called chyme. It also connects to other parts of
the digestive system.
All the food material that is still unwanted passes through
here. It is here that any last water or minerals are
absorbed into the blood.
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This is where digestion begins. The teeth
help break down the food into smaller
pieces.
This tube connects the mouth and
stomach. It has muscles within it that
work in waves to move the food that has
been eaten down into the stomach.
oesophagus/mouth
This stretchy sack is where food
is broken down by acids and
enzymes. Once it is broken down, it
becomes a substance called chyme.
It also connects to other parts of
the digestive system.
liver
gall bladder
1
1. stomach
3
3. large intestine
pancreas
2. small intestine
2
This is a long stretchy
tube. It breaks down the
food mixture even more so
the body can absorb all the
vitamins, minerals, proteins
carbohydrates and fats.
All the food material that is
still unwanted passes through
here. It is here that any last
water or minerals are absorbed
into the blood.
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The Human Digestive System
1. Cut out the organs below and stick them by their tabs into the correct positions on the
human body. Stick the tabs down in their numbered order.
2. Then cut out the labels and match them to each part of the digestive system.
3. Join your labels to the diagram with a ruled line.
4. Finally, add more detail to the diagram using sentences which describe the function of
each part of the digestive system
This is where digestion begins. The teeth help break down
the food into smaller pieces.
This tube connects the mouth and stomach. It has
muscles within it that work in waves to move the food
that has been eaten down into the stomach.
This stretchy sack is where food is broken down by acids
and enzymes. Once it is broken down, it becomes a
substance called chyme. It also connects to other parts of
the digestive system.
large intestine
mouth
oesophagus
stomach
small intestine
All the food material that is still unwanted passes
through here. It is here that any last water or minerals
are absorbed into the blood.
This is a long stretchy tube. It breaks down the food
mixture even more so the body can absorb all the
vitamins, minerals, proteins carbohydrates and fats.
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This tube connects the mouth and
stomach. It has muscles within it that
work in waves to move the food that has
been eaten down into the stomach.
This is where digestion begins.
The teeth help break down the
food into smaller pieces.
mouth
oesophagus
liver
1
gall bladder
2
pancreas
3
2. small intestine
4
This stretchy sack is where food
is broken down by acids and
enzymes. Once it is broken down, it
becomes a substance called chyme.
It also connects to other parts of
the digestive system.
This is a long stretchy
tube. It breaks down the
food mixture even more so
the body can absorb all the
vitamins, minerals, proteins
carbohydrates and fats.
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1. stomach
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3. large intestine
All the food material that is
still unwanted passes through
here. It is here that any last
water or minerals are absorbed
into the blood.
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