Eating fast food is good for your digestive tract. True or False.
False.
I am what causes food to be pushed along the digestive tract
Peristalsis
I am the first thing in charge of breaking the food into smaller pieces.
Mouth/teeth
Drinking water is good for your digestive tract. True or False.
True.
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Salivary Gland
The term for the process of taking food into the body.
Ingestion
The esophagus is located behind the _____.
Trachea
The anus is the last part of the digestive system. True or False.
True
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ascending large intestine
Name three organs of the digestive system.
Great!
What is the term for digested, viscous, semifluid contents of the intestine?
Chyme
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rectum
The process of breakind down food into nutrients is called:
Digestion.
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gallbladder
Say 3 times "Which witch switched the Swiss wristwatches?"
BONUS
The liver converts poisons into ammonia, which is then converted to ______ and excreted by the ____.
urea, kidneys
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Mouth
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small intestine
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appendix
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anus
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Esophagus
This is where most absorption of nutrients take place:
Small intestine
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Stomach
The term for elimination of substances that are indigestible and cannot be absorbed.
Defication
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Liver
This organ stores bile, a fat emulsifier.
Gallbladder
What is one thing we can do often to help our digestive system stay healthy?
Exercise!
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pancreas