| A | B |
|---|
| This is where digestion begins | In the mouth |
| juice that enters the mouth when we chew | Saliva |
| connect mouth to the stomach | esophagus |
| the bodies waste | feces |
| moves food around in mouth | tongue |
| foods tasted on tongue are divided into four types | sweet, salty, bitter and sour |
| Nose | smells food |
| mouth's role | warms or cools food so you can swallow and not damage food pipe |
| bolus | food is pushed into round lump |
| bumps on tongue | papillai |
| number of taste buds in an adult | 10,000 |
| epiglottis | flap that covers windpipe so food doesn't go down when we swallow |
| outer layer of esophagus | serosa |
| peristalsis | the process of rhythmic contractions that push food toward stomach |
| sphincter | muscle at the bottom of the esophagus |
| pain or heartburn occurs when | esophageal sphincter remains open after food goes into stomach |
| small intestine | stomach gets food ready to pass to this |
| number of jobs stomach has | three |
| stomach contains these liquids to help break down food | acid and digestive juices |
| one job of stomach | moves food to small intestine |
| digestion is complete when | small and large intestines have taken all nutrients and water from the food |
| food is mixed with digestive juices to form thick liquid called | chyme |
| job of large intestine | remove water from what is left of food we ate |
| chyme moves to the | small intestine |
| small intestine removes this from food | nutrients |
| nutrients are found in these | proteins, carbohydrates, fats, minerals and vitamins |
| villi | small finger like objects that stick out from surface of small intestine |
| undigested food moves from small intestine to this | large intestine |
| water is an important part of this | blood |
| after water is removed from large intestine | waste in the form of feces leaves the body and digestion is complete |
| nutrients are removed food, and go to body to give us | energy |
