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 Teacher Juanse´s blood type?
AB+
What causes diarrhea?
When the intestines push stools through the bowel before the water in the stool can be reabsorbed.
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
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Bruce Banner
Tell me one accesory organ of the digestive system
Salivary glands, liver, gallbladder, and pancreas
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
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Khaby Lame
What causes constipation?
Changes in diet or routine, or due to inadequate intake of fiber.
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´s the chemical equation of the glucose?
C6H12O6
What is the enzyme that breaks down the starch?
Amilase
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 squeezing of the food in the esophagus called?
Peristalsis
What is the population of Ecuador?
18,4 M
What is the function of the bile and where is it stored?
To break down the fats in the small intestine and it is stored in the gallblader