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Digestive System
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the first function of the digestive system and what is it called? | The body breaks down food and breaks it down into smaller molecules that the body can use to make energy -digestion |
| What is the second function of the digestive system and what is it called? | The molecules are absorbed into the blood and carried throughout the body -absorption |
| What is the third function of the digestive system and what is it called? | Wastes are eliminated from the body -elimination |
| mouth | where mechanical (teeth) and chemical (enzymes) digestion begins |
| salivary gland | produces saliva; fluid used to moisten food and contains enzymes that turn starch into sugar |
| enzymes | proteins that speed up chemical reactions in the body |
| epiglottis | a flap of tissue that seals off your windpipe preventing food from going to the lungs |
| esophagus | a muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach |
| stomach - food remains until all solid material is liquid | accepts food from the esophagus; (mechanical digestion) while the enzyme pepsin, breaks down proteins (chemical digestion) |
| pancreas | triangular organ that is between the stomach and upper small intestine;produces enzymes that go into the small intestine to break down proteins, starches, and fats |
| liver | produces bile which breaks down fat particles *bile is sent to gallbladder |
| gallbladder | stores bile; bile flows from gallbladder into the small intestine |
| small intestine - nutrients are absorbed through the villi | almost all chemical digestion and absorption of nutrients takes lace here |
| small intestine - nutrients are absorbed through the villi | almost all chemical digestion and absorption of nutrients takes place here |
| large intestine (colon) | water is absorbed into the bloodstream and remaining material is readied for elimination (as feces) ~ contains helpful bacteria |
| rectum | a short tube at the end at the large intestine where waste material is compressed into solid form. the waste is eliminated through the anus |
| Where does the food go first? | mouth |
| Where does the food go second? | esophagus |
| Where does the food go third? | stomach |
| Where does the food go fourth? | small intestine |
| Where does the food go fifth? | large intestine |
| Where does the food go last? | rectum |
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