Digestive system
Where does the first step of the digestive system take place?
Mouth
What is the function of the esophagus?
Transports food from the mouth to the stomach
What structures of your mouth helps with mechanical digestion?
Teeth
What organelle is responsible for creating energy?
What is in saliva that begins the breakdown of carbohydrates?
Amylase
Name the MAIN digestive system organs in the correct order (Hint: 5 organs)
Mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine
What is mechanical digestion?
Breaking down of materials by breaking, tearing, crushing and mashing
If you were to lay them rolled out, which intestine is longer ?
Small
What is the function of the cell membrane?
Name of the watery substance found in our mouths that facilitates the first chemical digestion
Saliva
What is the function of the small intestines?
Absorbs all the nutrients and sends it through to the rest of the body.
What is chemical digestion?
The breaking down of food into smaller pieces by chemicals like saliva or enzymes
In which part of the gastrointestinal tract are substances produced by the liver and gallbladder secreted?
In the small intestine
Name the organelle that is responsible for creating proteins.
Ribosomes
Name in order the organs that food passes through (HINT: there are 5).
Mouth, oesophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine.
What is the main function of the large intestines?
Absorbs water and compacts the waste
Name 2 functions of the digestive system
Introduces foods ito the body and prepares and transforms it to anable its use by cells.
What is the name of the liquid substance that leaves the stomach to go into the small intestine?
Chyme
Name the organelle that has the same name but there are two types of it.
Smooth and Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum
Name the 3 diseases that you could choose from for your assessment.
Colon cancer, lactose intolerance and celiac disease.
Where does mechanical and chemical digestion take place?
Stomach and mouth
What are the structures in the small intestine that absorb nutrients
Villi
What is the movement of the muscles around the esophagus to allow food to pass through?
Peristalsis
Name the 3 accessory glands that help with digestion but are not part of the digestive tract.
Liver, pancreas and gallblader