Digestive System Organs

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National Curriculum Statutory Requirements

Digestive system organs 4B1 - describe the simple functions of the basic parts of the digestive system in humans

Outstanding Science Year 4 - Animals, including humans - OS4B001

Learning Objective The major organs of the human digestive system


I can identify and locate the main organs of the
human digestive system.

Me: Teacher: 1. The mouth,


tongue and
The digestive system teeth
Like all animals, humans need to eat in order to survive. The
parts of the human body that process food make up the
digestive system. The digestive system helps us to break
down food and extract (take out) the useful parts. This is 2. Oesophagus
called digestion. The human digestive system has 5 main
parts:

The mouth
Food is cut, mashed and softened by the mouth, tongue and
teeth.

The oesophagus 2. Stomach


A small lump of food called a bolus travels down this pipe.

The stomach 4. Small


The stomach contains powerful acids to break down our food. intestine

The small intestine 5. Large


Much of the nutrients in our food are absorbed here, intestine

The large intestine


Water is removed and the remainder is expelled as faeces.
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Activity
The human digestive system
Build your own model of the human digestive system.
Carefully cut out the 5 different body parts by following the
thick black outline. Stick them in place on the diagram to
the left. Make sure that the large intestine overlaps the
other organs. Label your diagram using the word bank below.

Word bank
mouth oesophagus stomach
small intestine large intestine

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