digestive + respiratory system

Question 1

oral cavity

Answer 1

your teeth , tongue, salivary glands breaks down whats being digested. mechanical + mechanical digestion breaks down the food

Question 2

pharynx (back of throat)

Answer 2

rolus (ball of food) is formed after oral cavity, and being pushed down to phraynx and it sends food to esophgus

Question 3

esophagus

Answer 3

connect mouth to stomach and it is where the food moves through from peristalic action

Question 4

cardiac sphinter (door way to stomach) and stomach

Answer 4

(where proteins continue being broken down and lipids start) food enters thru cardiac sphinter where food is being churned and mushed and where protein digestion begins

facts should know:
breaks dwn bacteria
acidic level is 1.5-2.5 (vv acidic)
mucus surrounds stomach protecting from acid

Question 5

small intestine

Answer 5

very long tube and performs mostly chemical digestion (where lipids start breaking down)
pancreatic juice from pancreas
bile from liver
intestinal juice from walls of small intestine

carbs + proteins etc are being broken down the small intestine then abosrobed

Question 6

large intestine

Answer 6

undigested food and water enter here and abosorbs excess water and vitamins form feces

Question 7

rectum

Question 8

anus

Question 9

epiglottis

Answer 9

flap of tissue covering the voice box (larynx) and trachea when swallowing so food only goes through esophagus

Question 10

larynx

Answer 10

voice box

Question 11

peristalic action

Answer 11

alternate waves of muscle contraction + relaxing that forcefully pushes to move food to the digestive tract. food chymes from stomach and mixed with 3 juices being:

Question 12

large intestine