Keywords+and+Definitions

 **__Keywords and Definitions__** // Try some of these keywords to help your with your searching - digest, digestive system, body systems, digestion, eating. //

These definitions have come from some of the dictionaries in the reference section of the library and some of the non-fiction books on the digestive system.

**__Digest__**: to change food chemically into a form that can be used by the body. __**Digestion**:__ breaking down food into smaller and smaller particles of nutrients which can pass through the lining of the intestine into the blood **__Digestive System__**: the parts of the body that work together to take in and digest food. They include the mouth, teeth, oesophagus, stomach and intestines __**Large Intestine**__: is about 1.5metres long and absorbs water from the undigested remains of food __**Oesophagus:**__ takes swallowed food to the stomach **__Small Intestine:__** where most of the digestion and nutrient absorption take place **__Stomach__**: churns food into a thick liquid and produces acid and an enzyme that digest protein