Digestive system
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 part of your mouth helps with mechanical digestion?
Teeth
What is Ms. Barnes' favorite avenger?
Iron Man
How much saliva does your mouth produce in a lifetime?
2 swimming pools full of saliva
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
What are Mrs. Barnes' 3 kids names?
Claire, Evan, and Cooper
What is the fastest land animal
Cheetah
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
Apart from the mouth, where else does mechanical digestion occur?
Stomach
Who is the most followed person on Instagram?
Christiano Ronaldo (670 million followers!)
How many bones in the human body?
206
What is the main function of the large intestines?
Absorbs water and compacts the waste
Name 2 functions of the digestive system
Breakdown food into nutrients, and sends waste out of your body
What prevents food from entering the windpipe?
Epiglottis
What is Mrs. Barnes' favorite dinosaur?
parasaurolophus
What is the smallest planet in the solar system?
Mercury
Why do we fart?
Because air gets into our digestive system when we sleep and eat.
How does the small intestines send nutrients to the rest of the body?
Through the bloodstream
What is the squeezing of the food in the esophagus called?
Peristalsis
What sport did Mrs. Barnes' play growing up?
Soccer
What is the largest ocean on earth?
Pacific