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Digestive system

Digestive system. Aerik, Damon ,David. Major organs. Mouth You Chou and then the tongue splits your food apart . Make’s saliva and breaks down chemicals. The tongue pushes food around When your food is chewed up it is called Bolus Trachea Swallow the food. esophagus.

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Digestive system

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  1. Digestive system Aerik, Damon ,David

  2. Major organs • Mouth • You Chou and then the tongue splits your food apart . • Make’s saliva and breaks down chemicals. • The tongue pushes food around • When your food is chewed up it is called Bolus • Trachea • Swallow the food

  3. esophagus • It is a muscular tube that food passes through • It is located between the thorax and stomach

  4. Stomach • The stomach is located between the esophagus and small intestine • It has enzymes called protease and strong acids that help digest food.

  5. Small intestine • The small intestine is located between the stomach and large intestine. • Most of the digestive process happens here. It absorb nutrients and minerals found in food.

  6. Large intestine • It is the last part of the digestive system. • It’s job is to absorb water from the remaining food that we can’t digest. • It is made up of the cecum, colon, rectum and anus. • It gets rid of waste material.

  7. location, functions, and teamwork. • The digestive system is located in between the waste and the nose. • The major functions of the digestive system is breaking down food in to absorbable nutrients. • The digestive system works with the circulatory system because it supplies nutrients to blood(and oxygen) to tissues allowing them to live. The digestive system works with the muscular system. Chewing swallowing and digestion.

  8. Common digestive diseases Ulcerative Colitis is a chronic inflammation of the lower intestine(colon).The symptoms of Ulcerative Colitis are abdominal pain, Diarrhea and rectal bleeding. The cause is unknown but it is thought to be an infection and to be contagious Stomach Cancer is when a tumor grows in your stomach. One of the ways it is causes is H. pylori which also causes ulcer. Some of the symptoms in the early stage is stomach discomfort, a bloated feeling after eating , and mild nausea. In the late stage some symptoms are discomfort in the middle and upper abdomen ,blood in the stool, weight loss pain or bloating after eating and weakness or fatigue.

  9. 3 fun facts of the digestive system!!!!!! • We make 1-3 pints of saliva a day. That is about 1-3 cartons of milk we drink at lunch! • Food stays in your stomach for 2-3 hours! • It takes your mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, gull bladder, pancreas and liver just to digest a glass of milk THAT’S SEVEN ORGANS!!!!!!!!!

  10. Quick questions • How much saliva do you make a day? How long does food stay in your body. • How many organs does it take to digest a glass of milk

  11. Answers!!!!!!!!! • we make 1-3 pints of saliva a day • It takes 2-3 hours • It takes seven organs to digest a glass of milk

  12. SONGS • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sDMVgw9d-c • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sDMVgw9d-c

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