The Digestive System – Part 1

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KnowWhat are the functions of the digestive system? (There are three of them.)

Evidence

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functions

3. Wastes are eliminated from the body.

1. Break down food into molecules that the body can use.

2. Molecules are absorbed into the blood and carried throughout the body.

- The process of the body breaking down food into small nutrient molecules

2. Chemical – Enzymes produced by the body are used to break food down to its smallest components.

Example: When you take a bite of food, teeth break it apart and grind it while saliva makes the food moist.

Two kinds of digestion

1. Mechanical – Food is physically broken down into smaller pieces

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Example: The starches in bread and potatoes are broken down into sugar molecules.

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1. Food enters mouth and teeth and jaws cut and grind it for swallowing. (mechanical)

The process of digestion

FYI: Sugars end in –OSE – dextrose, lactose, maltose, etc. The matching enzymes that break them down usually end in –ASE – dextrase, lactase, maltase, etc.

2. Saliva coats food – 2 functions: 1. lubrication for easy swallowing, 2. Enzymes in saliva begin breaking down food. (chemical)

- a protein that speeds up a chemical reaction. Each enzyme has a specific job

Example: A starch enzyme cannot break down a protein.

enzyme

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3. Food is swallowed. (mechanical) Epiglottis blocks route to lungs – prevents gagging and breathing obstructions.4. ring-like muscles in esophagus contract, which pushes food toward stomach. This is called peristalsis and only works in one direction. (mechanical)5. Food enters stomach where food is squeezed, churned, and mixed. (mechanical)6. Food mixes with mild hydrochloric acid in the stomach, which continues breaking down food. (chemical)7. Food leaves the stomach as a thick liquid.

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functions

3. Wastes are eliminated from the body.

1. Break down food into molecules that the body can use.

2. Molecules are absorbed into the blood and carried throughout the body.

- The process of the body breaking down food into small nutrient molecules

2. Chemical – Enzymes produced by the body are used to break food down to its smallest components.

Example: When you take a bite of food, teeth break it apart and grind it while saliva makes the food moist.

Two kinds of digestion

1. Mechanical – Food is physically broken down into smaller pieces

digestion

Example: The starches in bread and potatoes are broken down into sugar molecules.

FYI: Sugars end in –OSE – dextrose, lactose, maltose, etc. The matching enzymes that break them down usually end in –ASE – dextrase, lactase, maltase, etc.

- a protein that speeds up a chemical reaction. Each enzyme has a specific job

Example: A starch enzyme cannot break down a protein.

enzyme

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Summary:

The Digestive System – Part 1

1. Food enters mouth and teeth and jaws cut and grind it for swallowing. (mechanical)

The process of digestion

2. Saliva coats food – 2 functions: 1. lubrication for easy swallowing, 2. Enzymes in saliva begin breaking down food. (chemical)3. Food is swallowed. (mechanical) Epiglottis blocks route to lungs – prevents gagging and breathing obstructions.4. ring-like muscles in esophagus contract, which pushes food toward stomach. This is called peristalsis and only works in one direction. (mechanical)5. Food enters stomach where food is squeezed, churned, and mixed. (mechanical)6. Food mixes with mild hydrochloric acid in the stomach, which continues breaking down food. (chemical)7. Food leaves the stomach as a thick liquid.

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