Digestive system
Where the process of digestion begins
What is the mouth?
This organ transports food from the mouth to the stomach
esophagus
Correctly order the steps of the digestion process using the following words: Absorption, Ingestion, Elimination, Digestion
What is Ingestion, Digestion, Absorption, Elimination?
The name for a chemical that speeds up a chemical reaction in the body. Examples of this are amylase or pepsin
What is Enzyme?
The enzyme in saliva that begins the breakdown of complex carbohydrates into simple carbohydrates
What is Amylase?
The organs of the digestive tract and put them in the correct order of digestion (Hint: 5 organs)
What are Mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine?
physical break down of food by breaking, tearing, crushing and mashing
What is mechanical digestion?
Our stomach holds this acid, that helps digest food. This acid does not burn through our stomach bc of the mucus lining inside.
What is hydrochloric acid?
This nutrient serves as our body's main source of energy
What are Carbohydrates?
Name of the watery substance found in our mouths that facilitates the first stage of chemical digestion.
What is Saliva?
The function of the small intestines
What is to Absorb nutrients?
breaking down food by enzymesWhat is chemical digestion?
What is chemical digestion?
The mixture of bolus and gastric secretions that leaves the stomach and goes to the small intestine
What is chyme?
The human body is about what percentage water
What is 60 - 70%?
This area is part of the digestive and respiratory systems. It connects the nasal and oral cavities. Located above the esophagus.
What is the pharynx?
This organ absorbs excess water and compacts waste
What is the large intestine?
This other body system works closely with the digestive system to absorb the nutrients and send them throughout the body
What is the Circulatory System?
If this valve (located between the stomach and small intestine) does not function properly, nutrients will not make it to the small intestine to be absorbed.
What is the pyloric sphincter?
Name the 3 accessory organs that aid in digestion.
BONUS - name a 4th that seems to no longer serve any purpose
What are the Liver, pancreas, and gallbladder?
appendix
The type(s) of digestion that occur(s) in the stomach?
What are chemical and mechanical?
The type(s) of digestion that occur(s) in the mouth
What are chemical and mechanical?
these are the small structures in the small intestine that help absorb nutrients
What are Villi?
The wavelike movements or contractions of the muscles around the esophagus that facilitate the passage of the bolus
What is Peristalsis?
This fluid is made and released by the liver and stored in the gallbladder. It helps with digestion and breaks down fats.
What is Bile?
The small intestine is approximately this length with the large intestine being approximately this length
What are 21-22 ft and 5-6 ft?