Transcript The Digestive System

The Digestive System
Presented by Jake,
Hunter,
Luis, and Gaurav
Digestive System Diagram
The Mouth
The digestive system
starts in the mouth.
 There are four kinds
of teeth, incisors
canines, premolars,
and molars.
 After food is
chomped up it enters
the esophagus.
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Wide
The Esophagus
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The Esophagus is a
ten inch long muscle
connecting the mouth
and stomach.
It uses peristaltic
movement which is
squeezing down.
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The rumbling in your
stomach is actually
peristaltic movement.
The next step is the
stomach.
The Stomach
The stomach is one of
the main parts of the
digestive system.
 It uses gastric juices
to turn the food into a
liquid.
 Then the food enters
the small intestine.
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Small Intestine
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The small intestine
puts food into the
blood.
When food goes into
it, juices from the liver
and pancreas digest
the food.
The small intestine is
about 20 feet long.
Large Intestine
Liquids left over from stomach are
completely removed here
 Its then called well lets just say “number
2”
 The large intestine is about 5 feet long
 It then goes through the rectum and
comes out of the anus goes into 
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Pancreas
makes enzymes which
break down food
 Enzymes in intestines
break down protein
into amino acids and
carbohydrates into
simple sugars usually
glucose
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Liver
makes bile, breaks
down fat in the small
intestine
 Help break up globs
of fat so enzymes in
the small intestine
can convert fat
molecules into fatty
acids and glycerol
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Fast Facts About The Digestive System
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We eat 500kg of food per year
The esophagus is about 25cm long
In the mouth, food is either warmed or cooled to
a more suitable temperature
Comparison
Digestive
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breaks down solids
7 main organs
able to break down
liquids
Helps by not putting
wastes into blood
stream
Excretory
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Breaks down liquids
5 main organs
Can only break down
liquids
Helps purify blood
Bibliography
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Google/Live Search-for images
Science book, California Science
www.library.thinkquest.org
www.kidskonnect.com
www.kidshealth.com
www.medtropolis.com
and of course All of our
Brains
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