Digestive System

Chews food into ball called bolus

Moisten and softens bolus to breakdown chemically

Long, muscular tube that bolus passes through from mouth to stomach

hollow bag with muscular walls that squeeze bolus until it changes to thick, soupy liquid

coiled, tubular organ connects the stomach to large intestine. Partially digested food combines with digestive juices and is broken down.

Thick, tubular organ connects small intestine to colon. Removes undigested waste

Organ that produces bile, a digestive juice

Organ that stores bile. Bile is used to break down fats in the small intestine

Produces digestive juices which are used by the small intestine

Tiny folds inside the small intestine. Nutrients pass through villi and into the blood.

Filter waste out of the blood and produce urine

Tubes that carry urine from kidneys to the bladder

Stores urine until in can be released

Tube that carries urine (pee) from the bladder to the outside of the body

Small, individual filters in the kidney. That is where the waste is filtered from the blood

Produce sweat through pores when body needs to cool down