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  the digestive system consists of the parts of t he body that work together to turn food and liquids into the building blocks and fuel that the body needs
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  alllows your body to get nutrition and energy it needs from the food you eat
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  saliva begins to form in your mouth when you smell are see good food,
 sliva breaks down chemicals in food
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  the esophagus moves food from the back of your throat to your stomach
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  the wind pipe allwos air to come in and of your body, a special flapp called the epiglottis flaps down over the opening of your windpipe to make sure the food enters the eophangus and not the windpipe