Why does your stomach rumble?
Human body
Your body needs food to keep it working.
But before it can use the food, it breaks
it into tiny pieces, which seep into your
blood. This is called digestion.
Mouth
In your mouth,
your teeth chop up
and chew your food. Your spit helps
to break food down and makes it easy
to swallow. When you swallow,
your food goes down a tube
in your throat and into
your stomach.
Eating and digestion
This photograph of
part of the stomach
lining was taken
through a microscope.
Stomach
Your stomach is like a
stretchy bag that fills with
food. Inside, your food is
churned up and mixed with
stomach juices. They break
your food down into a thick
soup-like mixture.
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This tube diagram is not
the same shape as the
tubes inside your body.
Teeth
Tongue
