digestive system Flashcards
(21 cards)
What is the digestive system
The system that digests your food
What are enzymes
A chemical in our saliva that helps with digestion
What is the Esophagus
A tube that food is pushed from the mouth to the Stomach
what does the Stomach do
Uses water and hydrochloric azid to break down food
What is the small intestine
A long tube that contains little finger like things called villi
What is villi
finger like things that suck the nutrients out of food
What is the large intestine
a wider tube that turns the remaining food into poop
what is the scientific name for enzymes
Salivary Amylase
What happens when you mix hydrochloric azid and mucus
You get Gastric juice
what is stored in the gall blater
Bile
what does Bile do
it breaks down fatty food
what doe the Pancreas do
squirt the Pancreatic juices into the small intestine
what are the main parts of the digestive system
esophogus, tongue, stomach, large intestine, small intestine, teeth
what role do your teeth play in digestion
mechanically grinding your food
what role does your tonque play in digestion
aids in moving and chewing food
which is longer your small intestine or your large intestine
small intestine
which is wider, yoursmall intestineor your large intestine
large intestine
can you eat or drink while standing on your head
yes you can
why do some foods spend 30 minutes in the stomach while others spend three hours
because some are more fatty than others
what makes you feel hungry
when your stomachs empty it signals your brain that you’re hungry
why did god design your body with a way to make you feel hungry
so you get the nutrients you need
