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Digestive system
Mmm mmm good!
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GI systemGastrointestinal
______ – stomachIntestinal - intestine
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PurposeBreaks down ____ to be ______
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One way passage
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MouthTasteChewing: _________
SalivaThroat sized _____
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saliva_________ foods___ microorganismsAmylase- long _______ molecules
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Pharynx
Top of esophagus______- prevent food from wrong tube
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EsophagusTube to stomach
________Sphincter
LES
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Stomach3 glands
_______________
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______ is madeProteins are broken down by Pepsin
Fats (____) & carbos later
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_______ valveBetween stomach & small intestine
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Small intestineMajority of absorbtion of nutrients
_____
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_________the C-shaped first
part; the jejunum, the coiled midsection; the ileum
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PancreasEnzymes to digest carbs, fats (_____) and proteins
Has Sodium bicarbonate to neutralize _____
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LiverSecretes _____Bile stored in ____ ______
Bile has salts used to break down lipids with ______.
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AppendixNo function in humans
Glucose ______ in some animals
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Large Intestine“colon”Water _________
Passes feces