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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 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
Which organ breaks down toxins?
the liver
What is the name of the round muscle that is considered a valve to top the back flow of food?
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
What is it called when the bolus is mixed with stomach fluids?
Chyme
What is the name of food mixed with saliva?
Bolus
What is the fancy word for chewing
mastication
What is the main function of the large intestines?
Absorbs water and compacts the waste
Name 2 functions of the digestive system
Physically Breaks down food, chemically breaks down food, maintains electrolytes, eliminates waste
What prevents food from entering the windpipe
Epiglottis
Name 2 of the accessory organs
Liver, pancreas, gallblader and salivary glands.
What is the fancy word for smallowing
Deglutition
Where does mechanical and chemical digestion take place?
Stomach and mouth
What substance does the pancreas produce that allows glucose to pass from the bloodstream to your cells
Insulin
What is the movement of the muscles that propels food through the digestive tract
Peristalsis
Name the organ that produces bile.
The Liver
What is the small piece of tissue hanging from the soft palate
Uvula