Digestive Illnesses
What are the two most common causes of digestive illnesses?
Unhealthy diet and viral or bacterial infections.
What is the easiest thing you can do to avoid respiratory illnesses?
Do not smoke.
What do we call the digestive juice in the mouth?
Saliva.
What is one accessory gland in the digestive process?
Salivary glands, the liver, or the pancreas.
When is Andrew's birthday?
December 2nd
What is one of the most common symptoms of a digestive illness?
Diarrhoea.
Other than smoking, what is one other cause of respiratory illnesses?
Exposure to air pollution, viral or bacterial infections, or allergies.
Are digestive juices used for mechanical or chemical digestion?
Chemical digestion.
Which system carries nutrients and oxygen to the cells in the body?
The circulatory system.
Which sport did Andrew's mom never allow him to play?
American Football. (She did not want him to hurt his head.)
What is the most common illness of the mouth?
(Dental) cavities
Which disease often causes irritation of the bronchi?
Are intestinal juices in the small intestine or large intestine?
Small intestine.
What happens in between inhalation and exhalation in the respiratory system?
Gas exchange.
Which was the last state to become part of the United States?
Hawai'i (1959)
Which intestinal illness is often caused by eating raw eggs or chicken?
Salmonellosis
Which are two types of cancer that smokers are more likely to have?
Lung and throat cancer.
What do the stomach walls create?
Gastric juices.
What is the surface area (absorption surface) of the small intestine?
∼200m2
SPECIAL QUESTION: Every team guesses, the closest answer wins the points. Nobody loses points.
How many points did Andrew average playing basketball during his last year of secondary school?
2.2 (He was a team player!!!)
What happens to the appendix when somebody has appendicitis?
It becomes inflamed and painful
Which disease causes inflammation of the bronchi and is often cause by allergies or exposure to smoke or pollution?
Asthma.
Fill in all both blanks.
Saliva breaks down ______.
Gastric juices break down _______.
Saliva breaks down carbohydrates.
Gastric juices break down proteins.
How does the oesophgus move food down into the stomach?
Peristaltic movements.
How many stars + stripes on the American flag? (Add the number of stars and the number of stripes.)
63. (50 stars for 50 states, and 13 stripes for 13 original colonies.)