User:Yunz05/A Quick Tour of the Digestive System

It starts in the mouth, continues in the stomach and small intestine and completed in the large intestine.
- The conversion of food into a form that can be absorbed by the body is called digestion.

- It describes how the body breaks down food and uses it for energy, cell repair and growth'''.


 * The liver and pancreas add enzymes and juices that aid in this process.


 * Carbohydrates are broken down to glucose.


 * Proteins to amino acids.


 * Fats to glycerol and fatty acids.