Mouth
What step of the digestion system is the mouth?
The first step
What step of the digestion system is the esophagus?
The second step
What step of the digestion system is the stomach?
The third step
What step of the digestion system is the small intestine?
The fourth step
What step of the digestion system is the large intestine?
The fifth step
What word means the chewing of food?
Mastication
Muscular contractions that squeeze and push in a wave like motion to move food through the GI tract
Peristalsis
Organ where food is partially digested, churned, and stored until released into the small intestine____
Stomach
The longest portion of the GI tract where most digestion and absorption takes place
The small intestine
Last organ of the GI tract where most water is absorbed and feces are formed
Large intestine
What does chewing food stimulate?
The Salivary Glands
True or False:
There is no digestion in the esophagus.
True
What does the stomach do?
Digests food and stores it until released into the small intestine
Where does the last of the digestion occur?
The Duodenum
Our body digests about _____% of what we eat
90
What moistens food and chemically breaks down carbohydrates?
Saliva (Spit)
What does the esophagus do?
Transports food from the mouth to the stomach after we swallow
The brain signals to the stomach to secrete _________ ______ which contains hydrochloric acid (HCI) and enzymes.
Gastric Juice
The rest of the small intestine is dedicated to _______?
Absorption
Indigestible food material, fiber, bacteria, and water pass through the large intestine and are then _______?
Eliminated
Proteins that help speed up chemical reactions are_____?
Enzymes
Where does the esophagus transport the food to?
The stomach
The stomach churns the food with these gastric juices until the food turns to liquid called _______?
Chyme
What lines the inside of the small intestine?
Villi
True or False:
The large intestine is responsible for reabsorbing all the water secreted throughout the digestion process
True