Body Parts 1
Body Parts 2
Vocab 1
Vocab 2
Types of Digestion
100
The place where digestion begins
What is mouth?
100
The part of the body that chews the food to break it down into smaller pieces.
What are teeth?
100
The type of muscle found along the digestive tract.
What is smooth?
100
Muscle contractions that carry food throughout the digestive tract.
What is peristalsis?
100
Process of breaking down food physically by moving it.
What is mechanical digestion?
200
The long tube that connects the mouth to the stomach
What is esophagus?
200
The organ where chewed food is turned to chyme
What is the stomach?
200
The enzyme in your saliva that breaks down starches into sugars.
What is amylase
200
The flap that covers the windpipe to prevent a person from choking.
What is the epiglottis?
200
Process of breaking food down into smaller pieces using a chemical reaction.
What is chemical digestion?
300
The muscle in the mouth that helps move food around while chewing.
What is the tongue?
300
The "fancy" name for the throat.
What is the pharynx?
300
A protein structure that speeds up chemical reactions in the body.
What is an enzyme?
300
This type of person cannot would not have enough lactase in their system to break down dairy products.
What is lactose intolerant?
300
Chewing is an example of this.
What is mechanical digestion?
400
The part of the body that is responsible for absorbing nutrients.
What is the small intestine?
400
The circular muscle that lets liquids in or keeps them out.
What is a sphincter?
400
The fingerlike projections in the small intestine that help to absorb nutrients
What are villi?
400
The process of breaking down food into smaller pieces.
What is digestion?
400
The type(s) of digestion that occurs in the mouth.
What are chemical and mechanical digestion?
500
The organ that produces bile.
What is the liver?
500
The part of the digestive system that absorbs water.
What is the large intestine?
500
The duodenum is found in this part of the digestive system.
What is the small intestine?
500
This green liquid helps to break down fats in digestion.
What is bile?
500
The type(s) of digestion that occurs in the esophagus.
What is none?
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