Episodic Nature
Arnold
Who decides to not go on the field trip?
The organ that produces bile which breaks down lipids.
What is the liver?
This is the term for breaking down food into usable parts.
What is digestion?
The oral fluid that starts breaking down food.
The item Arnold eats that can't be digested.
What is gum?
The reason why Wanda can't chew gum.
What is dental fillings?
The organ that produces digestive enzymes and insulin.
What is the pancreas?
The body's process of taking nutrients into the bloodstream.
What is absorption?
The term for chewed-up food mixed with saliva.
What is a bolus?
The organ that breaks down food mechanically and with acid.
What is the stomach?
Ms. Frizzle does this to the bus to make it edible.
What is shrinks it?
After the stomach, food enters this long winding tube for nutrient absorption.
What is the small intestine?
Where the villi in the small intestine deposit nutrients from food.
What is the bloodstream?
The mixture of food and gastric juices in the stomach.
What is chyme?
This long, muscular tube connects the mouth to the stomach.
What is the esophagus?
A handful of chips
What does Arnold eat along with the bus?
The finger-like projections in the small intestine absorb nutrients.
What are villi?
What is burping?
The chemical name for stomach acid.
What is hydrochloric acid?
The mucous-lined barrier that secretes acids to help with digestion.
What is the stomach lining?
Via a burp
How does the bus escape Arnold?
After the small intestine, food moves to this organ where water is absorbed.
What is the large intestine?
The wavelike muscle movements that push food down the esophagus.
What is peristalsis?
The pancreas produces these to help digest food.
What are digestive enzymes?
Mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine.
What is the order of the digestion system?