Mouth - Holds your teeth and tongue. Chemical and mechanical digestion start here., Esophagus - Smooth muscle contractions line this tube that connects to your stomach., Epiglottis - The muscle flap that closes over your trachea so you don't choke when you are eating. , Stomach - The size of your 2 fists, in the shape of a J. Smooth muscles contract around your food, mixing it with gastric acid.  , Small Intestines - 23 feet long. Where your nutrients get absorbed by capillaries that surround the villi., Large Intestines - Connects with the small intestines at your appendix.  Absorbs water., Rectum - Your feces/poop is formed here., Anus - The muscle that holds your feces/poop in until you use the toilet., Gall Bladder - No food goes here, bile is stored here and added into the small intestines when you eat fats., Liver - Food does not go here, but it makes bile to digest fats you eat., Pancreas - Makes acids and other enzymes used to change food into nutrients that your blood can absorb., Appendix - The size of the tip of your pinkie, where the small and large intestines meet.,

Digestive Organs

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