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Review of the digestive system

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What are the 5 organs of the digestive tract?

mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, and large intestine

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What is another name for your mouth?

Oral cavity

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What are two other names we can use to refer to the digestive tract?

alimentary canal / gastrointestinal tract

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TRUE/FALSE: the tongue is a muscle.

TRUE

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The process in which your teeth tear and grind your food is called...?

Mechanical digestion

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What two things does your tongue help you do?

move the food around and helps you taste with taste buds

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Where are the salivary glands?

under your tongue

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What do your salivary glands do?

Produce saliva (aka SPIT)

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What are enzymes?

molecules that speed up chemical reactions

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Saliva contains enzymes called ______________ and it's responsible for the beginning of __________ digestion.

salivary amylase / chemical

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How much saliva do you make every day?

2-3 pints

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TRUE/FALSE: you can control the movement of your esophagus.

FALSE

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When food is passed through the esophagus, where does it go?

Stomach

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What does your food mix with when it enters the stomach?

Gastric juices

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Gastric juices are composed of which THREE juices?

enzymes, acids, and mucus

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Pepsin is an enzyme that breaks down: ___________ & _____________

proteins and fats

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