Doctor Dandle’s Digestive Journey

1. Doctor Dandle’s Digestive Journey

2. Menu • Instructions • START THE GAME!

3. Instructions • Choose what system you want to start with • Answer the questions with the correct answer • Help Dr. Dandle escape! Back

4. Pre-Gamestory Dr. Dandle was hard at work in his creepy basement; he wasn’t really a mad scientist, but he liked the hairstyle. “Yes! Yes! I’ve done it! I’ve created a shrink ray! Just like in the comic books!” He shouted. But as he turned around to tell his brother, Dave, his lab coat caught on the switch that turns on the shrink ray. Dr. Dandle was shrunk to the size of a grain of rice! No one knows, even to this day how Dave swallowed Dr. Dandle, but that is where our story begins... Start the Adventure!

5. Themouth “What happened? How did Dave swallow me?” Dr. Dandle wondered, Dr. Dandle was in Dave’s mouth!“ The saliva! It’s the first stage in digestion!” What is in the saliva and help break down food? A. Enzymes B. Antibodies C. Enzimic Acid

6. Correct! the enzymes are in saliva and help to break down food! Continue the adventure!Back to Main Menu

7. The enzymes are in the saliva and help break down food. BackContinue the Adventure! Back to Main Menu

8. The Mouth • “Whoa! Those teeth are dangerous when you are the same size as a grain of rice!” Dr. Dandle said as he jumped out of the way of Dave’s left incisor. What is Mechanical Digestion? • When the enzymes break down food • When the teeth chew up the food • When the tongue and teeth chew up food

9. Correct! • The tongue and teeth chew food in the process of mechanical digestion But what’s next for Dr. Dandle? ContinueBack to Menu

10. Mechanical Digestion is when the tongue and teeth break up the food Continue the AdventureBack Back to Menu

11. The Esophagus • What is the pharynx? • A part of the esophagus • The part of the mouth where the airway tube and the esophagus meet • The entrance to the stomach

12. Correct! • The pharynx is the part of the mouth where the airway tube and the esophagus meet But what’s next for Dr. Dandle? Continue Back to Menu

13. The pharynx is he part of the mouth where the airway tube and the esophagus meet Continue the AdventureBack Back to Menu

14. The Esophagus How is the food pushed down the esophagus? • Gravity • Peristalsis • Mucus on the inside of the esophagus helps it slide down

15. Correct! • Peristalsis pushes food down the esophagus! But what’s next for Dr. Dandle? Continue Back to Menu

16. Peristalsis pushes food down the esophagus Continue the AdventureBack Back to Menu

17. The Stomach After an uncomfortable ride down the esophagus, Dr. Dandle landed in the stomach. True or false, stomach acid can melt through metal. True False

18. Correct! • Stomach acid is strong enough to melt through metal! But what’s next for Dr. Dandle? Continue Back to Menu

19. Stomach acid can melt through metal. Continue the AdventureBack Back to Menu

20. Dr. Dandle would have died from the stomach acid, but if he died from the stomach acid, there would be no story, if there is no story, there is no game, if there is no game, there is nothing. So let us say that Dr. Dandle miraculously survived the stomach acid. “Holy cow! I’m heading for the small intestine! I can’t come back the way I came, so there is only one way to go!” He proclaimed. Dr. Dandle was carried along with the chyme into the small intestine. About how long is the small intestine? • 6m long • 10m long • 8.5m long

21. Correct • The small intestine is about 6 meters long! Continue the Adventure! Back to Main Menu

22. The small intestine is about 6 meters long. Continue the Adventure! Back Back To Main Menu

23. The Small Intestine • What stage of digestion does the small Intestine carry out? • Digestion • Absorption • Nutrient Dispersion

24. Correct! • The stage of digestion that the small Intestine carries out is called Absorption Continue! Back to Main Menu

25. The stage of digestion that the small Intestine carries out is called Absorption Continue! Back to Menu Back

26. The Small Intestine What function does the pancreas serve? • Makes digestive enzymes • Helps absorb nutrients • Removes toxins from the chyme

27. Correct! • The pancreas makes digestive enzymes! Continue! Back to Main Menu

28. The pancreas produces digestive enzymes . Continue Back Back to Main Menu

29. The Small Intestine • How much of the small intestine absorbs nutrients? • All of it • 2 meters • 5 meters

30. Correct! • 5 meters of the small intestine absorb nutrients. Continue the Adventure! Back to Main Menu

31. 5 meters of the small intestine absorb nutrients. Continue! Back Back to Main Menu

32. The Large Intestine • How wide is the large intestine? • 8 centimetres • 5 centimetres • 3 centimetres

33. Correct! • The large intestine is 5 centimetres wide! Continue the Adventure! Back to Main Menu

34. The large intestine is 5 centimetres wide. Continue! Back Back to Main Menu

35. Elimination Undigested materials left after passing through the large intestine are called Bolus TrueFalse

36. Correct! • Undigested materials left after passing through the large intestine are called feces. Continue the Adventure!

37. Undigested materials left after passing through the large intestine are called feces. Continue! Back

38. Congratulations! • Dr. Dandle managed to navigate the entire Digestive system! With your knowledge, he survived! After Dr. Dandle got out, he did some quick calculations. He realized that the effects of the shrink ray wear off after eight hours. Luckily, he returned to normal size an hour after he escaped. “Wow, that’s the last time I mess with shrink rays!” He proclaimed after he returned to normal size.