Maya's Digestion Process

When Maya ate spaghetti bolognaise the bits of food that were broken down went through the digestive tract. The digestive tract is made up of a group of organs which include the stomach, small intestine, pancreas, liver and large intestine.

As Maya chews her food the digestion process begins with the salvia stimulating the brain, and commencing the chemical process of breaking down the food into smaller pieces.
The stomach stores, breaks down and churns the food, before moving into the small intestine.
Enzymes and acids in the small intestine further break down the food.

As it continues down through Maya’s body, the different nutrients in the foods are broken down and absorbed.
The spaghetti consists of starch which is a form of carbs.