INTRODUCTION





Students-
Lunch time is almost over. You finish the last couple bites of your sandwich and gulp down some milk. You get back to class and start learning new material. The food you ate may be out of your mind, but it is definitely not out of your body! In fact it may be in your body for days after you ate it! While your mind is on other matter, your food is going through the alimentary canal, also known as the digestive tract, in your body. We are going to go on a tour of this amazing system to see how your body processes what you eat without you even knowing.

After this tour you should be able to know the order of the main body parts involved in digestion and their functions. Let's get started!