Did You Know?
Your intestines are about 20 feet long!
How Food Moves
Food goes down the tube to the stomach.
What Happens in the Intestines
The intestines take out good stuff from food.
What intestines Does
They help break down food.
They take in good things like vitamins.
They help us stay strong and healthy.
They push waste out of the body.
They work with the stomach and mouth.
They are very long and twisty.
More About intestines
The intestines are part of our tummy. They are long and twisty tubes. They help us use food for energy. This is how we grow and play.
Every day, we eat food. Our intestines work hard to help us. They take out what we need and send away what we do not need.
Did you know some animals have different intestines? Some are short, and some are long. Each one helps the animal in its own way!
How Topics Connect
graph TD
A["Mouth"] --> B["Esophagus"]
B --> C["Stomach"]
C --> D["Small Intestine"]
D --> E["Large Intestine"]
E --> F["Anus"]
F --> G["Feces"]
What Do These Words Mean?
gastrointestinal tract:The pathway in the body that food travels through from the mouth to the anus.
digestive system:The system in the body that helps break down food and absorb nutrients.
esophagus:The tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach.
nutrients:Substances in food that the body needs to stay healthy.
feces:Waste material that is expelled from the body after digestion.
