What systems work together during nutrition?
The digestive, respiratory, circulatory, and excretory systems
Everything we do requires:
materials
nutrients
energy
We get energy and materials from the
energy
nutrients in our food
digestive system
The process of breaking down food into nutrients that our body can use
respiratory system
circulatory system
digestive system
excretory system
It is the process of obtaining oxygen from the air. We need oxygen to get energy from food.
digestive system
respiratory system
circulatory system
excretory system
It is the process of transporting oxygen and nutrients around the body in the blood.
excretory system
circulatory system
respiratory system
digestive system
It is the process of eliminating the waste produced in our body during the nutrition process
circulatory system
excretory system
digestive system
respiratory system
The digestive system has two parts:
Digestion and Absorption
The digestive tract & The helper glands
The elimination of waste and the stomach
This is a long tube formed of the mouth, the pharynx, the oesophagus, stomach, small intestine, and large intestine.
the helper glands
The elimination of waste
the digestive tract
The digestion process has three phases:
digestion, absorption, and elimination of waste
mouth, pharynx, and oesophagus
Digestion begins in the ________ where our teeth break down food.
stomach
oesophagus
pharynx
mouth
While we chew, the food mixes with the saliva produced by
the salivary glands
the stomach
the small intestine
the pharynx
The bolus then reaches _____, which produces gastric juices
the salivary glands
the small intestine
the pharynx
the stomach
The chyme travels to the ________, which produces intestinal juices.
the stomach
the small intestine
the salivary glands
the pharynx
