Summary
An animation by Emma Bryce explains the incredible 40-hour journey food takes through the nine-meter-long digestive tract, transforming it into essential nutrients for the body.
How Your Digestive System Works
Highlights
The Daily Marvel of Digestion
The digestive system constantly works to transform food into vital nutrients, sustaining the body and ensuring survival. Emma Bryce details this remarkable process.
Food's Journey Through the Digestive Tract
Food undergoes a 40-hour journey through the nine-meter-long digestive tract, highlighting the complex and efficient nature of the body's internal processes.
Lesson Customization and Credits
This TED-Ed animation lesson can be customized, and its creators include educator Emma Bryce, director Jeremy Jusay, producer Aaron Augenblick, and narrator Addison Anderson, among others.
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