why do we eat
to gain energy
This is the function of the esophagus>
What is to transport food from the mouth to the stomach?
This part of your mouth helps with mechanical (crushing, ripping apart) digestion.
What are your teeth?
True or False:
Your intestines are about the length of a classroom.
True?!
Name this organ:
your stomach?
Swallow
This is the function of the mouth.
What is to break down food by softening and ripping it apart?
If you were to lay them rolled out, this intestine is longer.
What is the small intestine?
Acid in the stomach does this.
What is break down food into even smaller pieces for digestion and absorption?
Food stay in your stomach for about this much time.
What is about 4-8 hours?
This is the FUNCTION of the small intestines.
What is to absorb all the nutrients and sends it through to the rest of the body.
This is another name for spit.
Saliva?
This organ removes toxins from your blood.
What is your liver?
This organ STORES bile for digestion.
What is the gallbladder?
This organ MAKES bile for digestion.
What is the liver?
This is the main function of the large intestine.
What is to absorbs water and compact the waste.
Name 1-3 functions of the digestive system. ANY
What is
1) to breakdown food
2) to absorb nutrients
3) send waste out of your body?
(Any of the above)
Ring-like muscles that open and close in several places of your digestive system are called this.
What are sphincters?
Name this part:
What is your uvula?
We eat food for this reason.
What is to give our body nutrients and energy?!
Where does food go? 2 parts?
What is the mouth and stomach?
Finger-like structures in the small intestine are called this.
What is villi?
Your liver is the size of this sport's ball.
What is an American football?
True or False
The esophagus is a muscle tube.
True
This accessory organ produces hormones that control the amount of sugar in the blood/ makes digestive juices to break down food.
Pancreas