Vocabulary
This is the tube food slides down before going to the stomach.
What is the esophagus?
A large hollow organ that stores food
What is the stomach?
The __________ produce saliva used to moisten your mouth.
What are the salivary glands?
Water enters a plant through its
What are roots?
This is the process when food is broken down through chewing.
What is mechanical digestion?
Any food that is not absorbed in the small intestine moves to
What is the large intestine?
The amount of energy in food is measured in
What are calories?
After leaving the esophagus, food travels here.
What is the stomach?
true or false-- Digestion starts in your mouth
What is true?
A long tube that is connected to the stomach and is about 23 feet long.
What is the small intestine?
The body must have this to live.
What is food or water
A series of chemical reactions converting light energy, water, and carbon dioxide into the food energy molecule glucose and give off oxygen.
What is photosynthesis?
This is the process where food is broken down into small molecules.
What is chemical digestion?
This urinary system processes, transports, collects and removes liquid waste from the body.
What are kidneys?
This organ makes up 2/3 of the digestive system.
What is the small intestine?
These are the four main parts of the digestive system.
What are the mouth, stomach, small intestine, and large intestine?
The mechanical and chemical breakdown of food into small particles and molecules that your body can absorb and use
What is digestion?
What are Villi?
finish this sequence: teeth take bite of food , saliva is added and you chew, you swallow and food goes down esophagus, into the ___________, then your______________, finally into your _________________
What is the stomach, small intestine, large intestine?
What are two things that keep your digestive system healthy?
What eating healthy, exercising, take care of teeth, or drinking water?