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The mouth
#1 What is the long tube that connects the mouth and stomach? The Esophagus
#2 What is the process of Peristalis? a series of involuntary muscle contractions
#3 What is chyme? the fluid that converts food by gastric secretion and which passes from the stomach into the small intestine
#4 What does saliva do? breaks down carbs and helps in the swallowing process
#5 How does the digestive system start? The mouth is instructed by the brain
Diseases
#1 Is there a cure for Chron's disease No there is no cure for Chron's disease
#2 A gulten free diet is a treatment for which disease Celiac disease
#3 What is Cirrhosis When the liver deteriorates and malfunctions due to chronic injury
#4 What causes Chron's disease? abnormal immune reaction to food and bacteria
#5 What is Cirrhosis? When the liver deteriorates and malfunctions due to chronic injury
Fun Information
#1 Where does the food go after leaving the stomach? The small intestine
#2 What are 4 of the 10 main parts of the digestive system Mouth, Salivary Glands, Esophagus, liver, gall bladder, stomach, pancrease, small intestine, lage intestine, and #!!##!!##!!##!!##!!##!!#/#!!##!!##!!##!!#
#3 How much bacteria species can the average person hold? 400
#4 Each day humans can produce how many pints of saliva 1-3
#5 Which organ does more then 500 jobs? The liver
The many parts of the Digestive system
#1 What happens within the small intestine? Everythin mixes up with bile from the liver, and enzymes from the pancrease
#2 At the end of the esophagus it opens up and... allows food into the stomach
#3 What makes the food turn into liquid? Acid enzymes and mucus in the stomach, aided by muscle conractions
#4 What happens to everything that is indegestible? it is moved to the large intestine
#5 Where does the food nutrients go? They are taken to the intestinal wall and into the blood vessels
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Final Question
What does the digestive system do? Provide energy and to break down food into its smallest parts so it could build nourish cells