The digestive system helps break down food into nutrients that the body can use. Digestion provides energy for the body and helps us grow.
Full Human Digestive System
Mouth & Esophagus
Digestion begins in the mouth with teeth chewing food and saliva breaking it down. The esophagus is a tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach.
Mouth and Esophagus
Stomach & Small Intestine
The stomach churns food and uses digestive juices to break it down. The small intestine absorbs nutrients from the digested food.
Stomach and Small Intestine
Large Intestine, Rectum & Anus
The large intestine absorbs water and forms feces. The rectum stores feces and the anus eliminates it from the body.
Large Intestine, Rectum & Anus
Flow of Digestion
Food travels through the digestive system in the following order:
Flow: Mouth → Esophagus → Stomach → Small Intestine → Large Intestine → Rectum → Anus