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Digestive System
Nash/Science Parts of the Digestive System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the five parts of the digestive system? | The mouth, esophagus, stomach, small and large intestines make up the digestive system. |
| The small intestines are about________ feet. | 24 |
| What organ can the human body live without? | Humans can live without a gall bladder. |
| What is the most important part of the digestive system? | The small intestine is the most important part of the digestive system. |
| The stomach is a ___________that receives food from the esophagus. | muscular organ located on the left side of the upper abdomen. |
| What in the mouth helps digest food? | In your mouth you have teeth and a thick muscle called a tongue. Your teeth are used to tear or grind food and the saliva breaks down food to aid in digestion. |
| What does the esophagus do to help in the digestion of food? | The esophagus is a muscular tube connecting the throat(pharynx) with the stomach; it is 8 in long, and is lined by moist pink tissue called mucosa. |
| How does the large intestine help in the digestion of food? | The large intestine-about 5 ft long-absorbs the water and salts from the material that hasn't been digested as food yet. |
| What are three reasons we need food? | We need food for energy; to build new cells; repair damaged cells. |
| What are the three major pairs of salivary glands in the mouth? | The salivary glands are the parotid glands, the sublingual glands, and the submandibular glands. |
| What are three salivary glands? | Three salivary glands are submaxillary, sublingual, and parotid glands. |
| What is the function of the liver? | The liver is an important warehouse for the body's nutrients. |
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