LT: I can describe how my body breaks down food
Functions of the Digestive System
1)
Breaks
down food
Food
is broken down into molecules the body can ___________________________________
2)
Molecules
are absorbed into the bloodstream
Molecules
are carried _________________________________
3)
Waste
is eliminated from the body
This
is importance to keep the body ______________________________________________.
Two Kinds of Digestion
1.
Mechanical
digestion:
The ___________________________break
down of food into ________________________________
2.
Chemical
digestion:
The __________________________break
down of food into _________________________________
The Digestive Process
The Start!
1.The Mouth
Food is
broken down into _________________________________
______________________________________________________________________._
2. The Esophagus
A muscular tube that connects the
______________________________.
3. The Stomach
Food is broken down with both __________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________.
4. Small Intestine
Is in charge of almost all the digestive chemicals and
__________
_______________________________________________________________________.
5. Large Intestine
Water is absorbed into the ______________________ and the
rest of
the material is __________________________.
6. Liver
Produces the _____________ that is used to break down
____________
________________________________________________________________________.
LT: I can describe how my body breaks down food
Answer these
questions, and PASTE them into your science journals.
1)What do you think would happen if we did not have mouths
and food when directly to the
stomach without being chewed first?
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2) Why do you think we need a large and small intestine?
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3) What kind of muscles
do you think are in the esophagus?
Why?
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4) How does the digestive
system interact with the circulatory
system?
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5) How does the digestive
system interact with the muscular
system?
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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