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Digestive System

Digestive System. What’s it’s function? Breaks down food into molecules the body can use. Molecules are absorbed into the blood & carried throughout the

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Page 1: Digestive System. What’s it’s function? Breaks down food into molecules the body can use. Molecules are absorbed into the blood & carried throughout the

Digestive System

Page 2: Digestive System. What’s it’s function? Breaks down food into molecules the body can use. Molecules are absorbed into the blood & carried throughout the

What’s it’s function?

Breaks down food into molecules the body can use.

Molecules are absorbed into the blood & carried throughout the body.

Wastes are then eliminated.

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The Process

Mouth --- Chews food with your teeth; saliva mixes with pieces to moisten them.

Enzymes work in mouth to help break down your food.

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2 Types of Digestion

Mechanical – Begins as you take your 1st bite. Teeth carry out the 1st stage.

Chemical --- Begins in the mouth Breaking down complex molecules into simpler ones.Happens because of enzymes

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Esophagus --- muscular tube that connects your mouth to your stomach.

Epiglottis --- flap of tissue that seals off your windpipe

Peristalsis --- involuntary waves of muscle contractions

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Stomach --- J-shaped pouch that most digestion occurs.

Mixes food with digestive enzymes (pepsin & HCL) and breaks food into smaller molecules.

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Small Intestine --- Most chemical digestion takes place. Absorption of nutrients takes place here. The liquid moves through the small intestine and mixes with enzymes

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Enzymes & Secretions – Food doesn’t pass through these organs

Liver --- Produces bile which breaks up fat particles.

Gallbladder --- Bile flows into this and is stored here. Bile passes thru a tube from here to the small intestine.

Pancreas --- Produces enzymes to break down starches, proteins, and fats.

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Large intestine --- Material that enters here contains water and undigested food like fiber.

Water is absorbed and other undigested food is eliminated from the body.

Rectum --- food is compressed into solid material and eliminated from the anus.

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