OCS Applied Science: Digestive System Vocabulary (M7.L4)

The body's source of fuel

• Food

• Sunlight

• Gas

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-7

The entire length of the enclosed digestive system

• Skeletal System

• Muscle Groups

• Digestive Tract

This is produced in the mouth and moistens food

• Saliva

• Blood

• Oil

The tube that takes food to the stomach

• Arm

• Esophagus

• Cardiac Muscle

Stores, churns, and mixes food

• Stomach

• Esophagus

• Skull

Handles extra sugar and breaks down fats

• Blood

• Femur

• Liver

A place where food is absorbed into the bloodstream

• Small Intestine

• Skull

• Tongue

Removes water from undigested food and forms solid waste

• Liver

• Large Intestine

• Heart

Produces insulin to control blood sugar levels

• Brain

• Pancreas

• Spine

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3