Digestive system
Digestive System
Digestive System
Digestive System
Digestive System
100
What is added to the food in the mouth? And Why?
Saliva. It starts the digestive process by breaking down carbs.
100
this organ connects the mouth to the stomach
the esophagus
100
What is an enzyme?
Something that helps break down food through chemical digestion. Saliva, bile, etc.
100
The digestive system starts in the...?
mouth
100
Name this organ:
The stomach!
200
Define nutrient:
Any part of food that the body can use.
200
The vocabulary term that means breaking down food into nutrients that the body can use.
What is Digestion
200
Name a food high in protein
Dairy, meat, fish, chicken (poultry), beans, nuts
200
Name a food high in starch
Potatoes, Rice, Pasta, Baked goods
200
Name the three macro nutrients.
protein, fats, carbs
300
Which nutrient gives us quick energy?
Carbohydrates, (simple), sugars
300
Which 2 nutrients can be found in most healthy fruits and vegetables?
Vitamins and Minerals, fiber, carbohydrates, water
300
How long is the small intestine
About 20 feet!
300
Explain why the villi are important?
It creates more surface area so the nutrients can get into the blood stream faster
300
What organ contains villi?
the small intestine
400
Which nutrient forms and repairs tissue in our body?
Protein (or Minerals)
400
What's it called when muscles in the digestive system push down the food by contracting?
Peristalsis
400
This organ that produces the bile for digestion.
The liver
400
What's the job of the pancreas?
To produce digestive juices with enzymes that help break down nutrients. To neutralize stomach acid
400
How does the stomach protect itself from the acid it produces?
Produces mucous
500
Name two organs in the Excretory System?
Kidneys, bladder, liver turns ammonia into urea
500
What part of the digestive system absorbs the nutrients into the blood stream?
Small Intestine
500
This organ absorbs water into the body and compacts solid waste in preparation for elimination
The large intestine
500
Which nutrient does the bile from the liver and gallbladder help digest?
Fat
500
This organ STORES bile for digestion.
The gallbladder