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 part of your mouth helps with mechanical digestion?
Teeth
What is the name for a chemical that speeds up a chemical reaction in the body. An example of this is amylase.
Enzyme
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 name of the enzyme in the stomach called that sounds like a popular soda?
PEPSIN
What enzyme is in the stomach that digests protein?
Pepsin
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
Apart from the mouth, where else does mechanical digestion occur?
Stomach
What do the proteins in the stomach change into as a result of chemical digestion?
Amino Acids
What must be in something for it to be considered food?
What is the main function of the large intestines?
Absorbs water and compacts the waste
Name 2 functions of the digestive system
Breakdown food into nutrients, and sends waste out of your body
What prevents food from entering the windpipe
Epiglottis
What is the food called when it is chewed and mixed with saliva?
Bolus
What are the two functions of food?
Provide energy and building materials
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 squeezing of the food in the esophagus called?
Peristalsis
True or false: Mechanical digestion in the stomach only happens once a day.
False
Name 3 characteristics of living things.
Sally and Mrs. Amigo will award points