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Digestion starts in the mouth. The teeth break food into smaller

pieces. The tongue mixes it with the saliva. This makes it easier to

swallow the food.

mouth
tongue

oesophagus

stomach

large small
intestine intestine

The oesophagus is like a pipe that carries the food from the mouth

to the stomach.

The stomach is like a mixer that mashes the pieces of food and

turns them into a thick liquid. The food then passes to the small

intestine which is a long tube. There, the food is completely digested

and is absorbed into the blood.

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