1 / 15

Human digestive system

Human digestive system. The squeezing muscle contractions to move food through the digestive system is called what?. peristalsis. Where in the digestive system does peristalsis first happen?. esophagus. What is the main job of the stomach?. To make chyme.

kiona
Download Presentation

Human digestive system

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Human digestive system

  2. The squeezing muscle contractions to move food through the digestive system is called what? peristalsis

  3. Where in the digestive system does peristalsis first happen? esophagus

  4. What is the main job of the stomach? To make chyme

  5. In what organ does most chemical digestion take place? Small intestine

  6. Where in the digestive system are villi found? Small intestine

  7. What is the function of the villi? To absorb nutrients

  8. What organ makes bile? liver

  9. what organ stores bile? Gall bladder

  10. How does bile help digest food? Breaks down fats

  11. for digestion, the pancreas makes what two things? Digestive enzymes and bicarbonates

  12. what is the purpose of bicarbonate? Neutralize acids

  13. what is the main job of the large intestine? Absorb water

  14. where is most of the Good Guy bacteria found? Large intestine

More Related