Transcript Ashley

Digestive System
By: Ashley Alaniz
Mouth
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The body opening, the mouth, which a
person takes in food
Esophagus
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Anatomaticlly and functionally, the
esophagus is the least complex section of
the digestive tube.
Stomach
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The enlarged saclike portion, the stomach,
is one of the principal organs of the
digestion system.
Small intestine
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The small intestine is the part of the
gastrointestinal tract following the stomach
Large intestine
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The large intestine breaks down food that
can’t be digested in the small intestine
Liver
A large reddish brown organ located in the
upper right of the stomach
Appendix
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A tube like shape attached to the large
intestine
Pancreas
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The pancreas is a organ in the digestive
system and a digestive organ
Gall Bladder
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The small sac-shaped organ beneath the
liver, by the liver and before release into
the intestine.
Enzymes
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An enzyme is a protein formed by the
body that acts as a catalyst
Bile/ Bile duct
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Bile is required for the digestion of food,
carrying bile to and from the gallbladder,
which opens into the intestine.
Mucus
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The viscous, slippery substance that
occurs in the nose
Chemical Digestion
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Digestion is the mechanical and chemical
breaking down of food into smaller pieces
Absorption
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The act or process of absorbing or the
condition of being absorbed.
Mechanical Digestion
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The breaking of food into digestible
chunks, using the teeth
Salivary Amylase
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Amylase is an enzymes Amylase is in
human saliva, where it begins the
chemical process of digestion.
Villi
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After food passes from the stomach into
the small intestine nutrients in the food are
absorbed through the villi
Gastric Juices
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A thin, clear, virtually colorless acid fluid
by the stomach glands and active in
promoting digestion
Duodenum
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The first part of the small intestine
immediately beyond the stomach.
Chyme
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The pulpy acidic fluid that passes from
the stomach to the small intestine,and
partly digested food
Bibliography
www.thefreedictionary.com
 www. Google images. com
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