Organs That Are In The Digestive System
Which organ is like a long, stretchy tube that carries food from your mouth to your stomach?
The Esophagus
What is the name of the 'magic juice' in your mouth that helps soften food?
Saliva (Spit)
The esophagus is a long tube that connects your mouth to which body part?
Your Stomach
What does the stomach look like inside your body?
A stretchy, hollow muscular bag.
The stomach is a hollow organ that can expand to hold the food you eat.
True or False: This game is FUN!
TRUE
Where does food go to get mashed up into a soupy liquid?
The Stomach
Which part of your mouth acts like a food processor to chop food into tiny bits?
The Teeth
Does food just fall down the esophagus because of gravity?
No, the esophagus muscles squeeze it down.
The stomach uses 'stomach juices' (acid) to do what to your food?
Break it down into a soupy liquid. The strong juices help dissolve the food so that it is no longer in solid chunks.
True or False: The Small Intestine gets rid of waste.
False
Which organ is a very long, coiled-up tube that takes all the 'good stuff' (nutrients) out of your food?
The Small Intestine
What does the tongue do to help you digest your food?
It moves food around to help you chew and swallow.
What is the esophagus shaped like?
A stretchy tube.
The tube shape allows food to travel through it, and it can stretch for bigger bites.
How does the stomach mix the food and the juices together?
It uses its muscles to squeeze and jiggle to stomach contents. The stomach walls are made of strong muscles that mash the food just like a blender.
What type of Doctor is Dr Kareen J Smith?
PEDIATRICIAN
The Large Intestine has an important job at the end of the journey. What is it?
It soaks up water and gets waste ready to leave the body.
True or False: Digestion starts in your stomach.
False Digestion actually begins in the mouth the moment you start chewing and mixing food with saliva.
How does the esophagus move food? It's like squeezing...
The end of a toothpaste tube Just like your fingers push toothpaste out of a tube, the muscles push food down the esophagus.
After the stomach is done mashing, the food turns into a thick liquid called 'chyme.' What does it look like?
Thick pea soup or oatmeal Chyme is the name for the mushy, liquid state food reaches before moving to the next step.
Can you live without your digestive system?
No
The Liver and Pancreas are special 'helper' organs. Why are they important?
They make special juices that help break down food in the small intestine
Why is it important to chew your food into very small pieces?
To make it easy and safe to swallow down your throat.
There is a 'trap door' called the EPIGLOTTIS near the esophagus. What is its main job?
To stop food from going down the windpipe. This door closes when you swallow to make sure food goes to the stomach and not your lungs.
Why is the stomach covered in a special 'slimy' lining?
To protect itself from its own strong juices called "Stomach Acid"
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Yes, because I made the game