Digestive System

Question 1

Tounge

Answer 1

Used in the act of swallowing

Question 2

Mouth

Answer 2

Teeth and tongue break up food to increase surface area and then enzymes can contact with it.

Question 3

Oesophagus

Answer 3

It has muscles on its wall to help push the food along

Question 4

Stomach

Answer 4

Contractions help to churn food into chyme. It kills the bacteria here too with the stomach acids.

Question 5

Pancreas

Answer 5

Secretes hormones to control glucose levels in the blood. After eating, there is an excess amount of glucose. This gets converted into glycogen in the liver. If there is a lack of glucose in the blood, the glycogen will be converted glucose.

Question 6

Rectum

Answer 6

Faeces is held and collects here

Question 7

Anus

Answer 7

This is where faeces exists the body

Question 8

Liver

Answer 8

Produces a liquid(bile) stored in gall bladder. This is bile helps break down fat.

Question 9

Small intestine

Answer 9

The food is moved quick here. Glands in the ileum here produce more enzymes to break down food. Smaller molecules are transported through the walls and into the bloodstream. This process is called emulsification.

Question 10

Large intestine

Answer 10

It is made up of appendix, colon and rectum. All of the indigestible food and water remains after reaching the colon. Water is absorbed into the blood and the indigestible food becomes more solid. The ‘solid’ food moves into the rectum and eventually out of the body through the body.