Digestion and Digestive system

Digestion and Digestive system

How we convert food into nutrients

What is digestion?

Digestion is converting food into nutrients that our cells need.

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What is digestion?

• Converting nutrients into nutrients

• Converting food into nutrients

• Converting food into nutrients

• Converting food into food

Digestion

Digestion happens in the digestive system.

Types of Organs of the Digestive System:

• Tubes: where food goes

• Glands: that produce liquids

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What two types of organs are there in the digestive system?

• Glands

• Heart

• Lungs

• Bags

• Tubes

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What do glands produce? (one word)

Part 1

• Tube: mouth

• Gland: salivary glands (saliva)

• What happens? The food is broken when chewed and mixed with saliva

Part 2

• Tube: Oesophagus

• Gland:

• What happens? Food goes down the oesophagus

Part 3

• Tube: Stomach

• Gland: Stomach (gastric juices)

• What happens? Food is mixed with gastric juices and broken down more.

Part 4

• Tube: Small intestine

• Gland: Liver (bile)

• Gland: Pancreas (pancreatic juices)

• What happens? The food is divided into the main nutrients: proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins and minerals.

Part 5

• Tube: Large intestine

• Gland:

• What happens? Water is absorbed. The rest goes out of the body as faeces.

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Which part of the body absorbs minerals? (two words)

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Which part of the body absorbs vitamins? (two words)

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Which part of the body absorbs vitamins? (two words)

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Which part of the body absorbs water? (two words)

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Which two parts break down food and nothing is absorbed?

• Mouth

• Oesophagus

• Stomach

• Small intestine

• Large instestine

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Which parts have glands?

• Mouth

• Oesophagus

• Stomach

• Small intestine

• Large instestine

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Where do salivary glands pour saliva?

• Mouth

• Oesophagus

• Stomach

• Small intestine

• Large instestine

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Where does pancreas pour pancreatic juices?

• Mouth

• Oesophagus

• Stomach

• Small intestine

• Large instestine

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Where does liver pour bile?

• Mouth

• Oesophagus

• Stomach

• Small intestine

• Large instestine

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Which gland produces bile?

• Salivary glands

• Stomach

• Pancreas

• Liver

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Which gland produces saliva?

• Salivary glands

• Stomach

• Pancreas

• Liver

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Which gland produces gastric juices?

• Salivary glands

• Stomach

• Pancreas

• Liver

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Which gland produces pancreatic juices?

• Salivary glands

• Stomach

• Pancreas

• Liver