Digestive System Word Search

Words in the Digestive System word search

Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.

stomach

Muscular bag that churns food with strong acid.

mouth

Where digestion starts as teeth break food apart.

teeth

Hard white tools that cut and grind your food.

tongue

Muscle that tastes food and pushes it back to swallow.

throat

Passage behind the mouth that food and air share.

liver

Organ that makes bile and handles absorbed nutrients.

saliva

Watery mouth fluid that wets food and starts digestion.

chewing

Grinding food with teeth into pieces easy to swallow.

swallow

Muscle action that moves food from mouth to throat.

esophagus

Tube that carries swallowed food down to the stomach.

intestine

Long coiled tube where most nutrients are absorbed.

pancreas

Organ that adds enzymes to help break down food.

gallbladder

Small sac that stores bile until fat arrives.

enzyme

Protein that speeds the breakdown of food.

nutrient

Useful part of food that the body takes in.

digestion

Whole process of turning food into usable pieces.

appendix

Small pouch near the start of the large intestine.

colon

Large intestine section that soaks up water.

rectum

Last part of the large intestine before the exit.

bile

Green fluid from the liver that breaks up fat.

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