Digestion is the breakdown of ingested food into smaller molecules that can be absorbed into the bloodstream. It involves both mechanical and chemical processes. Mechanical digestion breaks food into smaller pieces through chewing and churning. Chemical digestion breaks food down further using enzymes. The major organs of the digestive system include the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, and accessory organs like the liver, pancreas and salivary glands. In the small intestine, nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream and transported to cells for use as energy or building molecules. Undigested material then passes to the large intestine where water is absorbed before elimination.