| How does it Work? | ||
| #1 | The digestive system works to convert |
energy |
| #2 | Its job is to transform the food you eat into _____ that your body needs every day |
nutrients |
| #3 | Your ___________ and _________________start to break down the food into small particles |
teeth and saliava |
| #4 | When you swallow, the _________________ pushes the food down into your _________ |
esophagus and stomach |
| #5 | In your ______ the food is transformed into mush by your ______ |
stomach, gastric juices |
| How does it work 2 | ||
| #1 | This mush passes into your _________________ which converts it into ________________ |
small intestine, nutrients |
| #2 | The _______________ and _____________ secrete more gastric juices into the small intestine |
liver and pancreas |
| #3 | The nutrients pass through the ____________ of the small intestine and into the blood |
cells |
| #4 | The __________________distributes the nutrients throughout your body |
blood |
| #5 | It takes around _____________ hours for your digestive system to break down a meal into nutrients. By the time you’re done digesting, it’s already time to eat again! |
10 hours |
| Diagram | ||
| #1 | The _______________ closes to block access to the trachea |
epiglottis |
| #2 | The large intestine is around __________________ |
5 feet or 1.5 meters long |
| #3 | The walls of the ______________squeeze together to push the food down to your stomach |
esophagus |
| #4 | The liver helps with digestion of ______________as well as eliminating _____________ |
fatty foods, toxins |
| #5 | The small intestine is around _______________ long |
20 to 25 feet or 6-8 meters |
| Cootie Catcher | ||
| #1 | A large canal that absorbs water back into the body and eliminates the waste = |
colon/large intestine |
| #2 | A large, reddish-brown organ that filters the blood and secretes bile used for digestion = |
liver |
| #3 | The flap over the trachea that keeps food from entering the windpipe = |
epiglottis) |
| #4 | A muscular passage that brings food and liquids to the stomach = |
(esophagus) |
| #5 | A winding, tightly folded tube that absorbs excess water from undigested food = |
small intestine |
| Cootie Catcher | ||
| #1 | An organ that makes enzymes and digestive juice that break down food after it leaves the stomach = |
pancreas |
| #2 | An organ located under the liver that stores bile which helps digestion = |
gallbladder |
| #3 | A section of the large intestine that acts as a temporary storage area for #!!##!!##!!##!!##!!# before it exits the body = |
rectum |
| #4 | Who is the best teacher ever? |
Ms. Cheng |
| #5 | Who is Sunny's TRUE oreo buddy |
Ms. Cheng |
| Final Question | |