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Coolest Digestive Coolest Digestive System WebQuest System WebQuest

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IntroductionIntroduction

• This WebQuest will take you on a This WebQuest will take you on a journey through the digestive journey through the digestive system. system.

• I have supplied each of you with I have supplied each of you with questions that you must answer on questions that you must answer on your way through this quest.your way through this quest.

• If you get lost, you can click one of If you get lost, you can click one of the titles to the left to get back to the titles to the left to get back to where you last left off.where you last left off.

• Click here to finish introduction.Click here to finish introduction.

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Introduction ContinuedIntroduction Continued

• Digestion is the process by which food is Digestion is the process by which food is changed into substances that can be changed into substances that can be absorbed and used by the body. So in absorbed and used by the body. So in other words, it is what your body does with other words, it is what your body does with the food you eat. Did you realize that it the food you eat. Did you realize that it takes your mouth, esophagus, stomach, takes your mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, gallbladder, small intestine, large intestine, gallbladder, pancreas and liver just to digest your glass pancreas and liver just to digest your glass of milk?of milk?

• You must answer the questions on the You must answer the questions on the slides as you go. All of the answers are slides as you go. All of the answers are found on the websites throughout this found on the websites throughout this WebQuest.WebQuest.

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• When you take a bite of food, When you take a bite of food, your mouth immediately your mouth immediately begins the process of begins the process of digestion. digestion.

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• LIST 3 FACTS YOU DID NOT LIST 3 FACTS YOU DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE DIGESTIVE KNOW ABOUT THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEMSYSTEMClick here to continue on yo

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FoodFood

• Animals get their energy from Animals get their energy from the food that they eat. Plants get the food that they eat. Plants get their energy from the sun in the their energy from the sun in the process called photosynthesis.process called photosynthesis.

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• WHY DO WE HAVE TO EAT? WHY DO WE HAVE TO EAT? WHAT HAPPENS TO THE FOOD?WHAT HAPPENS TO THE FOOD?

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• An assembly line puts things together. An assembly line puts things together. Our digestive system is like a Our digestive system is like a disassembly line--it takes food apart disassembly line--it takes food apart and breaks it down into parts that our and breaks it down into parts that our bodies can use.bodies can use.

• The first chemical that meets your The first chemical that meets your food is saliva or spit.food is saliva or spit.

• Click here for SALIVA facts.Click here for SALIVA facts... • WHAT DOES SALIVA DO?WHAT DOES SALIVA DO?

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• If food is very cold or very hot, If food is very cold or very hot, your mouth warms or cools it your mouth warms or cools it until it is nearer body until it is nearer body temperature which makes it temperature which makes it safer to swallow.safer to swallow.

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• WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF THE EPIGLOTTIS?THE EPIGLOTTIS?

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• In an adult, the esophagus is In an adult, the esophagus is about 10 inches long.about 10 inches long.

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• WHAT IS THE ESOPHAGUS AND WHAT IS THE ESOPHAGUS AND WHAT DOES IT DO?WHAT DOES IT DO?

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• WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF THE SMALL INTESTINE?THE SMALL INTESTINE?

• WHAT ARE THE 3 PARTS OF WHAT ARE THE 3 PARTS OF THE SMALL INTESTINE?THE SMALL INTESTINE?

• WHAT ARE VILLI AND WHAT ARE VILLI AND MICROVILLI?MICROVILLI?

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Large IntestineLarge Intestine• Water makes up about 3/5 of the Water makes up about 3/5 of the

weight of feces. Without the water weight of feces. Without the water feces are composed of about 1/3 feces are composed of about 1/3 undigested parts of foo, 1/3 dead undigested parts of foo, 1/3 dead bacteria, and 1/3 unwanted bacteria, and 1/3 unwanted mineral bile contents, and little mineral bile contents, and little rubbed-off bits of intestinal lining.rubbed-off bits of intestinal lining.

• Click here for large intestine facts.Click here for large intestine facts.• WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF THE WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF THE

LARGE INTESTINE?LARGE INTESTINE?

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• About 1.5 quarts of blood flow About 1.5 quarts of blood flow through the liver every minute. through the liver every minute.

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• WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF THE LIVER?THE LIVER?

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• The pancreas produces insulin The pancreas produces insulin which helps to control the amount which helps to control the amount of sugar (glucose) in the blood. of sugar (glucose) in the blood.

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• WHAT ELSE DOES THE PANCREAS WHAT ELSE DOES THE PANCREAS DO? WHAT IS A MAJOR DISORDER DO? WHAT IS A MAJOR DISORDER OF THE PANCREAS CALLED?OF THE PANCREAS CALLED?

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• If feces do not move quickly enough If feces do not move quickly enough through the large intestine, then more through the large intestine, then more water than usual is removed from the water than usual is removed from the feces. This makes the feces harder than feces. This makes the feces harder than usual, and it may be difficult to expel the usual, and it may be difficult to expel the feces through the anus. This is called feces through the anus. This is called constipation. Diarrhea is just the opposite. constipation. Diarrhea is just the opposite. Feces move too quickly through the large Feces move too quickly through the large intestine and not enough water is intestine and not enough water is removed.removed.

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• WHY DOES POOP STINK?WHY DOES POOP STINK?

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• Every time you eat a meal, you Every time you eat a meal, you swallow about 9/10ths of a pint swallow about 9/10ths of a pint of air. of air.

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• HOW MANY TIMES A DAY DOES IT HOW MANY TIMES A DAY DOES IT SAY YOU BELCH OR TOOT?SAY YOU BELCH OR TOOT?

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• The liver regulates the levels The liver regulates the levels of vitamins and minerals in the of vitamins and minerals in the blood by storing them until blood by storing them until they are needed.they are needed.

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• LIST FIVE FACTS FROM THIS LIST FIVE FACTS FROM THIS PAGE YOU DID NOT KNOW.PAGE YOU DID NOT KNOW.

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ConclusionConclusion

• Now you know how our food is Now you know how our food is converted to energy in our converted to energy in our bodies. Pretty cool, isn’t it?bodies. Pretty cool, isn’t it?

• I hope you enjoyed our journey I hope you enjoyed our journey through the digestion process.through the digestion process.