Human digestive system

Q What is abdomen?A: Abdomen is part of our body between our chest and legs.

Q What is digestive system?A: System that helps us to digest food is called digestive system.

Q What is digestion?A: The breaking down of food into simpler substances that can be absorbed by our blood is

called digestion.

Q What are nutrients?A: The food we eat must be broken into simpler substances called nutrients.

Q How long is our digestive system path?A: It is around seven meters long. It starts from mouth and ends at the anus.

Q Name the organs that are involved in the digestive system in order.A: a) Mouth b) Gullet (esophagus / food pipe) c) Stomach d) Small intestine e) Large intestinef) Rectum g) Anus

Digestive system path

Q What happens to the food in mouth?A: a) Incisors = cut the food into small pieces. b) Canine = tear and hold food like forksc) Molars = Crush and grind the food. d) Tongue = mixes food with saliva and shape it into small balls.

Q What happens to the food into the gullet?A: The small balls of food are pushed down to the stomach through gullet.

Q What happens to the food in stomach?A: a) Food stays in stomach for 2 – 5 hours. b) Food mixes with some digestive juices.c) Food turns into soup like form.d) Here partial digestion takes place.e) Soup like food enters small intestine.

Q Which is the longest organ in our body? How long is it?A: Our small intestine is about 4 – 6 meters long and 2.5 – 4 cms wide.

Q What happens to the food in small intestine?A: a) Here more digestive juices are added to the food. b) The food changes into simpler substances.

c) Complete digestion takes place. d) The food is absorbed by the blood through walls of small intestine.e) Undigested food enters large intestine.

Food in small intestine

Q What happens to the undigested food in large intestine?A: The water and minerals are absorbed from the undigested food through the walls of large

intestine.

Q What happens to the undigested food?A: The undigested food is temporarily stored in the lower part of large intestine called rectum.

Q What happens to the undigested (waste) food?A: The waste of food passed out from the body through anus as waste or feaces.

Q What is the function of liver in digestion?A: Liver produces bile which helps in digestion.

Q What is the function of gall bladder in digestion?A: Gall bladder stores bile and releases it when needed.

Q What is the function of pancreas in digestion?A: pancreas secrets pancreatic juices which contains enzymes to digest food.

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