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
Name one accessory gland in the digestive process.
Salivary glands, liver, or pancreas
Name one of Priyanka's favourite foods.
Butter chicken, Biryani, Jalebi, etc.
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
Rajma (red kidney beans) combined with rice is a popular dish in North India. Which nutrient is rajma a good source of?

Protein
What is the most common illness of the mouth?
Dental cavities
Which disease often causes irritation of the bronchi?
Chronic bronchitis
(I will not take away points for asthma, but you do not get points.)
Where are intestinal juices found?
Small intestine
What happens in between inhalation and exhalation in the respiratory system?
Gas exchange
What is the national vegetable of India? (You get two guesses.)
Pumpkin
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 digestive juices 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.
India, known as the ‘Land of Spices’, is the largest producer (and consumer) of spices in the world. This was one of the main reasons why Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama made the first sea voyage from Europe to India. In which year did he arrive in India?
1498
What happens to the appendix when somebody has appendicitis?
It becomes inflamed and painful
Which disease causes inflammation of the bronchi and is often caused by allergies or exposure to smoke or pollution?
Asthma
Fill in both blanks.
Saliva breaks down ______.
Gastric juices break down _______.
Saliva breaks down carbohydrates.
Gastric juices break down proteins.
How does the oesophagus move food down into the stomach?
Through peristaltic movements (contractions in its walls)
What food item is Priyanka allergic to? (You get two guesses.)
Mushrooms