Digestive System By: Mia Sanchez

Mouth The mouth is an opening wich food and water goes into. The mouth uses the teeth, tongue and gums to eat food. The mouth is an opening wich food and water goes into. The mouth uses the teeth, tongue and gums to eat food.

Esophagus The esophagus is 8 inches long. The esophagus is behind the heart and wind pipe. It keeps food from going into the wrong pipe. The esophagus is 8 inches long. The esophagus is behind the heart and wind pipe. It keeps food from going into the wrong pipe.

Stomach The stomach digest the food you eat. Food goes through the esophagus before going into the stomach. The stomach has four different muscles. The stomach digest the food you eat. Food goes through the esophagus before going into the stomach. The stomach has four different muscles.

Large intestine The large intestine is wider than the small intestine but the small intestine is longer. It absorbs water from the indigestible food. Its passes useless waste out the body. The large intestine is wider than the small intestine but the small intestine is longer. It absorbs water from the indigestible food. Its passes useless waste out the body.

Small intestine It absorbs the nutrients and minerals from food. The small intestine has villi wich take the vitamins out of the food. It absorbs the nutrients and minerals from food. The small intestine has villi wich take the vitamins out of the food.

Liver The liver cleans your blood from alcohol and medicine. It produces bile wich is stored in the gall bladder. The liver cleans your blood from alcohol and medicine. It produces bile wich is stored in the gall bladder.

Appendix The appendix shuts out harmful infections. It keeps the helpful bacteria safe. The appendix shuts out harmful infections. It keeps the helpful bacteria safe.

Pancreas It sends off prancreatic juice that contains enzymes that passes through the small intestine. The enzymes help break down protein and fat in the chyme. It sends off prancreatic juice that contains enzymes that passes through the small intestine. The enzymes help break down protein and fat in the chyme.

Gall bladder It stores bile from wich the liver releases. It stores bile from wich the liver releases.

Enzymes Enzymes are made up of protein. substrates make enzymes a special shape. Enzymes are made up of protein. substrates make enzymes a special shape.

Bile / Bile duct Bile is needed to digest food. The liver secrets bile which is transferred to the hepatic duct and joins the cystic duct and carries bile to the gallbladder then opens then opens into the small intestine. Bile is needed to digest food. The liver secrets bile which is transferred to the hepatic duct and joins the cystic duct and carries bile to the gallbladder then opens then opens into the small intestine.

Mucus Mucus lines the mouth, throat, lungs and sinuses. It prevents the tissue from drying out. Mucus lines the mouth, throat, lungs and sinuses. It prevents the tissue from drying out.

Chemical Digestion 99% of chemical reactions depend on water. If we don’t drink enough water all the systems and organs will become clogged. Sometimes it will even shut down. 99% of chemical reactions depend on water. If we don’t drink enough water all the systems and organs will become clogged. Sometimes it will even shut down.

Absorption It takes molecules to a substance and then into another substance. During digestion valuable nutrients are absorbed. It takes molecules to a substance and then into another substance. During digestion valuable nutrients are absorbed.

Mechanical Digestion mechanical digestion breaks food down with the teeth, tongue and chewing. It makes it easier to digest. mechanical digestion breaks food down with the teeth, tongue and chewing. It makes it easier to digest.

Salivary Amylase Salivary amylase breaks down starch into sugars. The pancreas creates amylase too. Salivary amylase breaks down starch into sugars. The pancreas creates amylase too.

Villi The villi helps the small intestine absorb nutrients from food. The villi helps the small intestine absorb nutrients from food.

Gastric Juices The stomach releases gastric juices to digest food. Gastric juices are usually clear. It used to break down food so that the nutrients are removed by the small intestine. The stomach releases gastric juices to digest food. Gastric juices are usually clear. It used to break down food so that the nutrients are removed by the small intestine.

Duodenum The duodenum is the first part of the small intestine. After food mixes with stomach acid they move into the duodenum, where they mix with bile from the gallbladder and digestive juices from the pancreas. The duodenum is the first part of the small intestine. After food mixes with stomach acid they move into the duodenum, where they mix with bile from the gallbladder and digestive juices from the pancreas.

Chyme Chyme is a liquid substance found in the stomach. Chyme is a liquid substance found in the stomach.

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