Question | Answer |
what is your digestive system | The digestive system is a group of organs that break down food so that it can be used by the body. |
what does the digestive tract include | mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, and anus. |
Is the liver, gallbladder, pancreas, and salivary glands also part of the digestive system (yes or no) | Yes |
What is the breaking, crushing, and mashing of food called | mechanical digestion |
what does mechanical digestion include | stomach and mouth |
what is it called when large molecules are broken down into nutrients with the aid of enzymes | chemical digestion |
what does chemical digestion include | mouth, stomach and small intestine |
what does the teeth do | teeth break and grind food |
what is a muscular, saclike, digestive organ attached to the lower end of the esophagus | stomach |
what produces enzymes and acid to break down nutrients in the stomach | tiny glands |
what is it called when food leaves your stomach as a soupy mixture | chyme |
what contains and enzyme that begins the chemical digestion of carbohydrates | saliva |
what happens when the food has been reduced to a soft mush | the tongue pushes it into the throat, which leads to a long, straight tube called the esophagus. |
what is an organ located between the stomach and small intestines. | the pancreas |
what is a muscular tube that is about 2.5 cm in diameter | the small intestine |
what is a large, reddish brown organ that helps with digestion by making bile to break up fat. | liver |
what squeezes the bile into the small intestine | gallbladder |
what also stores excess nutrients until the body is ready to absorb them into the blood stream | liver |
where does the material go that cant be absorbed into the blood | pushed into the large intestine |
what absorbs most of the water in undigested material | the large intestine |
what is stored in rectum until they cant be expelled | feces |
what passes through the outside of the body through an opening called anus | feces |
how long does it take for most of your meals to make it through the digestive system | 24 hours |