Write the function of the following:
- Tongue
- Stomach
- Small intestine
- Large intestine
Answer:
- Tongue: It moves the food around the mouth and mixes with saliva into a ball. It also helps in tasting the food.
- Stomach: It secretes digestive secretions containing enzymes that digests the food.
- Small intestine: Digestion of food completes in the small intestine and the villi on its wall help in complete absorption of digested food.
- Large intestine: It absorbs water and salts from the undigested food material.