functions of parts of the digestive system.

Question 1

buccal cavity

Answer 1

chops, turns and chews food which mixes with saliva enzymes

Question 2

salivary glands

Answer 2

they release saliva and starts the digestive process. amaylees is digesting the sugar

Question 3

epiglottis

Answer 3

the flap that stops food from going down the trachea

Question 4

oesophagus

Answer 4

long tube that directs the food to your intestine, muscles push the food down (peristalsis)

Question 5

stomach (muscular bag)

Answer 5

it churns food, containing acid and enzymes.
breaks solid food to a paste (chyme). breaks down proteins.

Question 6

small intestine

Answer 6

major digestive and absorption of nutrients, the walls are lined with villi to help more food have their nutrients absorbed.

Question 7

liver

Answer 7

produces bile (1. neutralises stomach acid. 2. breaks down fat)

Question 8

pancreas

Answer 8

1. regulates sugar with insulin
2. produces enzymes (pancreas juices)

Question 9

gallbladder

Answer 9

stores bile and releases it into the intestine

Question 10

bile duct & pancreatic duct

Answer 10

carry the liquid from the pancreas to the small intestine.

Question 11

large intestine

Answer 11

reabsorbs water from the waste from the small intestine

Question 12

rectum

Answer 12

when it’s full it is sensed from the muscles causing the fibres to go to the next stage of poo

Question 13

anus

Answer 13

you are pooing