Mouth-What part does our saliva play in the digestion of food?
Digestion begins in the mouth where the salivary glands lubricate the food,kill germs and also help reduce acidity.
Mouth- Function of our teeth in digestion of food
Teeth helps break food into smaller pieces to make digestion easier.
Esophagus-Where is it?What does it do?
Esophagus, a simple tube that connects the pharynx (throat) with the stomach2) pushing the food into the stomach and stops it from coming back to mouth.
Stomach-Please explain with 4points.
1)Its a muscular bag 2)squeezes and mixes food 3) Has Hydrochloric acid which kills microorganisms 4)Lining of stomach has mucus to protect the wall of stom
Digestion
the organic process by which food is broken down into smaller substances that can be absorbed into the body.
Small Intestine- How long is it? What is it made up of?Function
20 feet long 2)Made up of enzymes,mucus and blood vessels 3) Digestion is complete here and food is absorbed by the blood vessels 4) workhorse of the digesti
Name the Enzymes in small intestine- Its Function
Byle- Yellow in colour -helps to digest food.
Large intestine
1)Undigested food along with mucus enters the large intestine 2)Its work is to receive the liquid and make it a solid poop.
Tongue
Our tongue pushes the food to the back of the mouth where it is then swallowed and travels down the esophagus to the stomach.
What is the length of small intestine at birth--and how long does it grow.
Newborn babies have about 8 feet of small intestine at birth (250cm) and this length grows throughout childhood to between 12 and 22 feet in adulthood
Why is the small intestine so long?
The long length of small intestine is needed so that enough space is available for our food to be broken down into the most elemental molecules so that it can t
What happens in 1st part of small intestine?
Most of the digestion occurs in the first part means food is broken down into nutrients, water, vitamins, and minerals .
What happens to the food after it is broken down into fats,carbs,protein etc?
absorption of broken down nutrients, water, vitamins, and minerals occurs by the blood vessels in the small intestine
