THE LIFE OF A GRAPE

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM PURPOSE

• The purpose of the digestive system is to remove vitamins and minerals from the foods we eat and provide our bodies with energy. The food we eat will travel through our body and each part will show what happens

FOOD SOURCES

• Grapes are a good food source that are healthy for the body and easy to digest

VITAMINS & MINERALS

• Grapes are a good source of potassium, magnesium and iron. Also holds calcium, phosphorus and zinc

THE MOUTH

• As the grape enters the mouth, the teeth chop and cut it up, the tongue softens the grape along with saliva which makes it chemical and mechanical.

ESOPHAGUS

• The grape then gets swallowed and travels through the esophagus, this a long tube that goes to the stomach. It's a mechanical process.

STOMACH

• The stomach is a chemical and mechanical process. It churns the food and breaks it into very tiny pieces. Also releases a chemical to help break down food.

PANCREAS & LIVER

• The liver is a chemical process in which toxins are taken from blood and makes while( the acid that breaks down fats).the pancreas is am enzyme producing organ that digests carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. Also a chemical process.

SMALL INTESTINE

• A long rope of intestine that uses digestive juices to break down the food even more and absorbs the nutrients through its walls and moves any left overs to the large intestine. A chemical process.

LARGE INTESTINE

• After the small intestine, the food goes through the large intestine. The large intestine the the organ that removed any water left in the food. Acts as a pump.

THE END

• The digestive system is a very important part of the body. As food travels through the body, each part has a very important role to do to get every nutrient, vitamin, bit of water, etc. possible. Without it, we could not digest our food properly.