Digestion
How long that the whole process of digestion lasts?
One to four days.
What are the jobs that the tongue has in digestion?
It pushes small balls of food around inside your mouth and toward the back of the throat to be swallowed.
What is gallbladder?
Small organ that stores excess bile from the liver.
What is the stomach?
A stretchy storage bag
What are the five basic food groups?
Fruits, proteins, dairy, vegetables, and grain.
What are the organs that form the digestive tract?
Mouth, throat, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine.
What is the clear liquid in the mouth?
Saliva
What is chyme?
Liquid mixture of food formed when the juices in the stomach break down swallowed food.
What are the jobs of the gastric juices in digestion?
They help the stomach break down the food and kill harmful bacteria.
Why is water important?
It helps digest food you eat.
What is the digestive tract?
The path that food follows through the digestive system?
What are the taste buds?
Special cluster of cells that react to chemicals in food?
What is peristalsis?
Squeezing of muscles of the esophagus to move food along.
What happens in the small intestine?
Nutrients from food are absorbed.
What is the main source of energy for the body?
Carbohydrates
What is the digestive system?
Organs that break down food.
What are the four basic tastes?
Sweet, sour, salty and bitter?
What is the ring of muscles that control the opening to the stomach?
Sphincter
What happens in the large intestine?
Water and salt are absorbed
Which nutrients help insulate the body and provide stored energy?
Fats
What is the process of breaking down food into something that the body can use?
Digestion
Name and spell the passageway that connects the mouth with the stomach.
E-S-O-P-H-A-G-U-S
What is the flap of tissue that covers the opening of the trachea?
Epiglottis
What is the name of the tiny finger-like structures inside the small intestine?
Villi
Which nutrient is used to build and repair the body?
Proteins