Early Digestion
What is Digestion?
Aid in the process of mechanical digestion.
What are teeth?
Once in the stomach, these squeeze and release to continue mechanically breaking down food.
What are [strong] muscles?
Where food travels next after it leaves the stomach.
What is the small intestine?
Where remaining material moves to after the small intestine.
What is the large intestine?
Where digestion begins.
What is the mouth?
This is secreted when we see and smell food.
What is gastric juice?
Powerful juice made by the stomach that assists in chemical digestion.
What is hydrochloric acid (HCl)?
Finger-like projections in the small intestine.
What are microvilli?
Causes GI discomfort such as bloating, constipation, early/prolonged fullness, nausea, etc.
What is malnutrition?
A long tube that food travels down from the mouth to the stomach.
What is the esophagus?
What is the esophageal sphincter?
The "trap door" that allows food to travel out of the stomach.
What is the gastric sphincter?
Enhance the degree of absorption and act as a protective barrier against bacteria.
What are microvilli?
Absorbed in the large intestine and waste (stool) is formed.
What is water?
Produced by the mouth and carries enzymes that breaks down food.
What is saliva?
What is food traveling back up the esophagus?
What is kill harmful bacteria?
Break food down into small enough particles that can be absorbed.
What are enzymes?
The best way to support your body's GI function in recovery?
What is EAT YOUR MEAL PLAN?!
Process by which food travels down the esophagus.
What is peristalsis?
Chemical digestion involves these.
What are enzymes?
What is the pancreas?
Once absorbed by microvilli, nutrients enter this.
What is the bloodstream?
What will you do today to support your GI system?
What is eat?