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 Greg's favorite sport?
Football
What sport did Ms. Emery play in college?
Soccer
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 Sam doing when his HW isn't getting done?
Going to Hockey practice
What is the fastest land animal
Cheetah
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 kind of team does Jacob play on outside of school?
Basketball
What sport did Ms. Kennedy play in college?
Volleyball
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
Is the chemical in your stomach breaking down food an acid or a base?
acid
Arianna is currently on this kind of sport team.
Soccer
what is the largest planet in our solar system
Jupiter
Why do we fart?
Because air gets into our digestive system when we sleep and eat.
How does the small intestines send nutrients to the rest of the body?
Through the bloodstream
What is the mechanical digestion the stomach does?
squeezes the food
Shea got broke his own personal record during this sport.
Cross Country
What is the largest ocean on earth
Pacific