Digestive system
Which type of digestion occurs in the mouth?
Both mechanical and chemical digestion
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 in saliva that begins the breakdown of carbohydrates?
Amylase
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 does the liver produce?
bile
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
In which part of the gastrointestinal tract are substances produced by the liver and gallbladder secreted?
In the duodenum
What is the function of the gallbladder?
Store and concentrate bile
How many teeth do babies have? Adults?
20, 32
What is the main function of the large intestines?
Absorbs water and compacts the waste
Name 2 functions of the digestive system
Digestion and absorption
What prevents food from entering the windpipe
Epiglottis
Name the 4 accesory glands
Liver, pancreas, gallblader and salivary glands.
What are the 4 types of teeth?
incisors, cuspids, premolars, molars
Where does mechanical and chemical digestion take place?
Stomach and mouth
What are the structures in the small intestine that absorb nutrients
Villi
What is the movement of the muscles around the esophagus to allow food to pass through?
Peristalsis
What are the 3 salivary glands?
Parotid gland, sublingual gland or submandibular gland
What are the 3 parts of a tooth?
crown, neck, root