Small Intestine
What is the function of the small intestine?
The job of the stomach
To break down food into a usable form using mechanical and chemical digestion
The function of the esophagus
the muscular tube in your digestive system that carries food and liquids from your mouth to your stomach
The function of the Large Intestine
Aids to solidify waste from food using electrolytes and water.
the purpose of the mouth
Teeth chew up food while saliva acts as an enzyme. Utilizes both mechanical and chemical digestion
An immune reaction to eating gluten.
What is celiac Disease
The amount of food/water a stomach can hold
What is 2-3 liters?
Produced by esophagus to lubricate
What is mucus?
The length of the Large intestine
The only muscle that can move without skeletal support
What is the tongue?
The hair-like structures that reside in the small intestine
What are villi?
the substance that is produced by the stomach breaking down food
What is chyme?
The wave like muscle contractions that the small intestine, esophagus, and stomach utilize
What is peristalsis?
The purpose of bacteria in the large intestine
To breakdown food and produce vitamins
The gland that produces saliva
What is the salivary gland?
The average length of the small intestine
what is 22 feet?
The acid found in the stomach.
What is Hydrochloric Acid?
Relaxes to allow food into the stomach
What is the Lower Esophageal Sphincter?
Can become inflamed and cause a condition called appendicitis
What is the Appendix?
The hardest substance in the human body
What is Enamel?
The three parts that make up the small intestine
What is the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum?
Produces this to break down proteins
What is pepsin?
Flap that covers up the windpipe when you swallow.
What is the Epiglottis?
The amount of water the large intestine absorbs everyday
1 quart
The time it takes for a tooth to die after being knocked out
what is 15 minutes?