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 structures of your mouth helps with mechanical digestion?
Teeth
What is the name for a chemical that speeds up a chemical reaction in the body. An example of this is amylase.
Enzyme
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 is the main job of the digestive system?
To convert food particles into macromolecules that can be absorbed into the blood stream.
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
In which part of the gastrointestinal tract are substances produced by the liver and gallbladder secreted?
In the duodenum
Name the two steps of the digestive process in the mouth
chewing and swallowing
What is the main function of the large intestines?
Absorbs water and compacts the waste
Name 2 functions of the digestive system
Introduces foods ito the body and prepares and transforms it to anable its use by cells.
What prevents food from entering the windpipe
Epiglottis
name the first four organs in the digestive system
your mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine.
Where does mechanical and chemical digestion take place?
Stomach and mouth
What are the structures in the small intestine that absorb nutrients
Villi
What is the movement of the muscles around the esophagus to allow food to pass through?
Peristalsis
What are the organ tissue in the digestive system mostly made up of?
mucosa, submucosa, muscularis mucosa, and serosa.