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Once upon a time, there were three friends. 

Frenchy, Hammy, and Mr. Water.

One day Hammy was feeling very sad and his 

friends didn't know why.

But just as Hammy was about to tell them, an 

elf came in and saw them. This made Hammy 

grow a BIG smile on his face! He knew he was 

about to be ingested!

Hammy knew he was about to go on the 

adventure he had always dreamed of. Going 

through the deep, dark digestive system!

Hammy started his way into the elves mouth. 

He could feel the elves' salivary glands 

secreting ptyalin and increasing the amount of 

saliva to help him go down the pharynx.

Frenchy and Mr. Water were really dizzy. They 

could tell this adventure was gonna be quick. 

they felt the epiglottis quick! and down they 

went, right after Hammy, to the 

esophagus.They knew exactly what kind of 

digestion this was, mechanical.

Hammy turned into bolus finally. He was so 

happy! He could feel that propulsion! He could 

hear his friends right above him. An right 

before he hit the stomach he felt the lower 

esophageal sphincter open up to let him in.

Hammy and his friends finally met back up in 

the stomach. With Hammy and Frenchy having 

carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins they knew 

they were in for a treat! With the stomach 

secreting acids and his powerful enzymes like 

pepsin, elastase, nuclease, and the pancreatic 

amylase that helps in the process down. This 

type of digestion is called chemical digestion.

Enzymes produced by the pancreas are secreted into the 

small intestine to further break down food after it has left 

the stomach.The gland also produces the hormone insulin and 

secretes it into the blood stream in order to regulate the 

body's glucose level. Between meals, they're non-liquefiable 

remnants are released from the stomach and pushed through 

the rest of the intestines to be eliminated. but the liquefied 

substance of each one make their way down to the small 

intestine, which has three different parts. The duodenum, 

ileum, and jejunum. With the liver processing of nutrients 

that are absorbed from the small intestine it also plays an 

imperative role in digesting fat and helping getting rid of bile 

along with the gallbladder.

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