Digestive System

Question 1

Role of digestive system

Answer 1

The digestive system is responsible for breaking down food into smaller components

Absorbing nutrients from food that are necessary for growth & maintenance

Question 2

Two digestion processes

Answer 2

Mechanical digestion & chemical digestion

Question 3

Mechanical digestion

Answer 3

Chewing

Question 4

Chemical digestion

Answer 4

Chemical reaction in cells aided by enzymes which brake down substances

Question 5

Mouth 1

Answer 5

Teeth brake down food then saliva with enzymes chemically brakes it down

Question 6

Esophagus 2

Answer 6

Chewed food is forced down the esophagus by swallowing

Question 7

Stomach 3

Answer 7

Stomach muscles mechanically twist and turn contents while enzymes continue brake it down. (Can hold 2 litres of food at a time)

Question 8

Small intestine 4

Answer 8

Large surface area most digestion takes place here. Digestion is completed here.

Question 9

Large intestine 5.1

Answer 9

Also known as colon where large un digested waste passes through

Question 10

Anus

Answer 10

Remaining solid waste is expelled