1. LESSON SIX THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
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LESSON SIX
THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

2. OBJECTIVES IDENTIFY THE PARTS OF YOUR DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.
IDENTIFY TWO NONINFECTIOUS DISORDERS OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.

3. BELLRINGER WRITE A PARAGRAPH OR DRAW A PICTURE THAT EXPLAINS HOW FOOD
IS DIGESTED.

4. ESSENTIAL QUESTION WHAT HAPPENS IF YOUR INTESTINES
CANNOT ABSORB NUTRIENTS?

5. DEFINITIONS
YOUR DIGESTIVE SYSTEM INCLUDES YOUR MOUTH, ESOPHAGUS, STOMACH, SMALL INTESTINE, LARGE INTESTINE, RECTUM, AND ANUS. THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM BREAKS DOWN FOOD SO THAT IT CAN BE USED BY YOUR BODY.
CELIAC DISEASE CELIAC DISEASE IS A DISEASE THAT MAKES THE BODY ALLERGIC TO A PROTEIN CALLED GLUTEN.
CROHN’S DISEASE CROHN’S DISEASE ATTACKS THE LINING OF THE INTESTINES AND CAUSES DIARRHEA, CRAMPS, AND FEVER.
ULCERATIVE COLITIS ULCERATIVE COLITIS ATTACKS THE COLON.
STOMACH CANCER FACTORS THAT MAY BE RELATED TO STOMACH CANCER INCLUDE:
1. ALCOHOL ABUSE
2. TOBACCO ABUSE
3. A DIET HIGH IN SALTED AND SMOKED FOODS
4. A DIET LOW IN FIBER AND HIGH IN STARCH