Its job is to transform the food you eat into _____ that your body needs every day
Its job is to transform the food you eat into _____ that your body needs every day
nutrients
Your ___________ and _________________start to break down the food into small particles
Your ___________ and _________________start to break down the food into small particles
teeth and saliava
When you swallow, the _________________ pushes the food down into your _________
When you swallow, the _________________ pushes the food down into your _________
esophagus and stomach
In your ______ the food is transformed into mush by your ______
In your ______ the food is transformed into mush by your ______
stomach, gastric juices
This mush passes into your _________________ which converts it into ________________
This mush passes into your _________________ which converts it into ________________
small intestine, nutrients
The _______________ and _____________ secrete more gastric juices into the small intestine
The _______________ and _____________ secrete more gastric juices into the small intestine
liver and pancreas
The nutrients pass through the ____________ of the small intestine and into the blood
The nutrients pass through the ____________ of the small intestine and into the blood
cells
The __________________distributes the nutrients throughout your body
The __________________distributes the nutrients throughout your body
blood
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!
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
The _______________ closes to block access to the trachea
The _______________ closes to block access to the trachea
epiglottis
The large intestine is around __________________
The large intestine is around __________________
5 feet or 1.5 meters long
The walls of the ______________squeeze together to push the food down to your stomach
The walls of the ______________squeeze together to push the food down to your stomach
esophagus
The liver helps with digestion of ______________as well as eliminating _____________
The liver helps with digestion of ______________as well as eliminating _____________
fatty foods, toxins
The small intestine is around _______________ long
The small intestine is around _______________ long
20 to 25 feet or 6-8 meters
A large canal that absorbs water back into the body and eliminates the waste =
A large canal that absorbs water back into the body and eliminates the waste =
colon/large intestine
A large, reddish-brown organ that filters the blood and secretes bile used for digestion =
A large, reddish-brown organ that filters the blood and secretes bile used for digestion =
liver
The flap over the trachea that keeps food from entering the windpipe =
The flap over the trachea that keeps food from entering the windpipe =
epiglottis)
A muscular passage that brings food and liquids to the stomach =
A muscular passage that brings food and liquids to the stomach =
(esophagus)
A winding, tightly folded tube that absorbs excess water from undigested food =
A winding, tightly folded tube that absorbs excess water from undigested food =
small intestine
An organ that makes enzymes and digestive juice that break down food after it leaves the stomach =
An organ that makes enzymes and digestive juice that break down food after it leaves the stomach =
pancreas
An organ located under the liver that stores bile which helps digestion =
An organ located under the liver that stores bile which helps digestion =
gallbladder
A section of the large intestine that acts as a temporary storage area for #!!##!!##!!##!!##!!# before it exits the body =
A section of the large intestine that acts as a temporary storage area for #!!##!!##!!##!!##!!# before it exits the body =