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 is the name for a chemical that speeds up a chemical reaction in the body. An example of this is amylase.
Enzyme
what is another name for small intestine?
small bowel
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
Saliva is 99% what?
Water
Name the three steps of digestive process in mouth
Salivation, chewing ad swallowig
Function of the gallbladder
storage and concentration of bile
What is the main function of the large intestines?
Absorbs water and compacts the waste
Name 2 functions of the digestive system
Absorb Nutrients to be used by cells and get rid of waste.
What stores bile?
gallbladder
What is another name for the digestive system
GI Tract
What is bile?
yellow-ish green liquid that is produced by the liver and stored in the gallbladder
Where does mechanical and chemical digestion take place?
Stomach and mouth
What is the name of the liquid that is made once food is broken down in the stomach?
Chyme
What is the movement or contraction of the muscles around the esophagus to allow food to pass through?
Peristalsis
What are the 3 pairs of salivary glands called
parotid, sublingual and submandibular
How long are our intestines?
About 22 feet long