Digestive system
Where does the first step of the digestive system take place?
Mouth
What is the function of the esophagus?
Squeezes food from the mouth to the stomach
What part of your mouth helps with mechanical digestion?
Teeth
How many bones are in the skeletal system?
206
What type of a muscle is a bicep?
Skeletal
Put the digestive system organs in the correct order
Mouth, esophagus, stomach, small, large
What is mechanical digestion?
Breaking down of materials by breaking,crushing, mashing
If i were to lay them rolled out, which intestine is bigger?
Small
How many muscles are in the human body?
Over 600
What are the two types of muscle fibers?
Fast/slow
What is the function of the small intestines?
Pull out the nutrients and send it through the rest of the body.
What is chemical digestion?
The breaking down of particles into smaller pieces by chemicals like saliva
The stomach turns food into a liquid. What is that liquid called?
Chyme
What is a voluntary muscle?
A muscle you can control on your own
What is it called when your muscles become tired from work?
muscle fatigue
What is the main function of the large intestines?
Absorb nutrients and compact the waste
Name 2 functions of the digestive system
Breakdown food into nutrients, compact wastes to leave the body
What is the function of the stomach?
To turn the food into a liquid
Name the 2 types of joints
movable immovable
Muscles always work in______
Pairs
Where does mechanical and chemical digestion take place?
Stomach and mouth
How does the small intestines send nutrients to the rest of the body?
Through the bloodstream
What is the squeezing of the food in the esophagus called?
Peristalsis
What is a joint?
Where 2 bones meet
What are the 3 types of muscles?
Smooth, Cardiac, Skeletal