More about the journey of food
I can describe the final part of the journey of food through the human digestive system.
More about the journey of food
I can describe the final part of the journey of food through the human digestive system.
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Key learning points
- From the stomach, food moves through the small intestine where digested nutrients are absorbed through the walls.
- Undigested food travels through the large intestine, where remaining water is removed.
- Waste food is stored as faeces in the rectum and leaves the body through the anus.
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Keywords
Intestine - The intestine is a long tube that is split into the small and large intestine, through which food travels from the stomach and out of the body while it is being digested.
Nutrients - Nutrients are important substances that living things use to stay alive and healthy. Animals take in nutrients from their food.
Rectum - The rectum is the end part of the large intestine that holds faeces before it leaves the body through the anus.
Faeces - Animals make solid waste in the form of faeces.
Anus - The anus is the hole at the end of the digestive system through which solid waste is pushed out.
Common misconception
Pupils may think that all the food we eat is used by the body.
When pupils model the lower part of the digestive system they will see some of the food is absorbed as nutrients and other parts form waste which leaves the body.
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absorbs nutrients from food
removes water from waste food and forms faeces
stores waste food as faeces
pushes out the faeces from the body
