What is the name of the part of the digestive system that breaks down food?
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brian.maronde
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What is the name of the part of the digestive system that breaks down food?
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The digestive system helps the body break down food into energy and nutrients. It consists of organs such as the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, and rectum. Food passes through the digestive system, which helps turn it into energy and waste.
The Digestive System
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Consists of primary organs and secondary organs Primary organs are those that the food travels through (mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum) Secondary organs supply enzymes to help the food digest (liver, pancreas, gallbladder)
Digestive System
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Amylase - found in saliva, starts the breakdown of carbohydrates in the mouth Pepsin - breaks down proteins in the stomach Lipase - made in the pancreas to break down fats in the stomach
Enzymes of the digestive system
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What is the name of the muscular contraction that propels food through the digestive system?
- Digestion
- Absorption
- Peristalsis
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What is the name of a gland located behind your stomach that secretes digestive enzymes into your small intestine?
- Gallbladder
- Liver
- Pancreas
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Digestion: The process of breaking down food into smaller molecules so they can be absorbed by the body. Esophagus: The muscular tube that transfers food from the mouth to the stomach. Peristalsis: The wave-like muscular contractions that push food through the digestive system.
Concepts:
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The average person swallows up to 500 times a day. The human digestive system has a total length of 30 feet. The stomach has a very acidic pH of about 1.5 to 3.5, making it one of the most acidic environments in the human body.
Did you know?
9. Open question
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Work together in pairs: What are the six primary organs of the digestive system?
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Brain break: Draw a chicken with fairy wings flying in a carrot patch with rabbits watching
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What is the first digestive organ food enters after it is swallowed?
- Small intestine
- Stomach
- Esophagus
- Mouth
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What is the function of the small intestine in digestion?
- To mix and churn food with gastric juices
- To break down proteins into amino acids
- To absorb nutrients from food
- To produce bile for fat digestion
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Which digestive organ stores bile produced by the liver until it's needed to digest fats in the small intestine?
- Small Intestine
- Pancreas
- Gallbladder
- Large Intestine
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What is peristalsis in relation to digestion?
- The exchange of gases between cells and blood vessels.
- The breakdown of glucose into pyruvate inside cells.
- Waves of muscular contractions that move food through organs of digestive system.
- The process by which energy from sunlight gets converted into glucose.
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Would you rather have a stomach that can digest anything or have a stomach that never needs to be emptied?
- Have a stomach that can digest anything
- Have a stomach that never needs to be emptied
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