Digestive system
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Digestive System
Glenn Magnaye8-16
Digestive System
It’s so slow it takes 3 hours to munch down food.
Works when you eat.
Digest Food. Gets rid of waste. Produces energy
to the body.
Mouth
Where food gets chewed.
Is where the digest tract begins.
Small Intestines
Long tube that is 1½ inches to 2 inches.
Breaks down smaller food to make the body take the vitamins.
Large Intestines
Has three parts; cecum, colon, and the rectum.
Collects waste products from the food you eat.
Liver
Filters some protein.
Produces acid to make the stomach digest the food.
Pancreas
Regulates the glucose’s blood level.
Makes enzymes to break down foods.
Anus
The exit point of the digestive system.
Is where the food exits the body.
Stomach
Has a lining and can break down tough food.
Breaks down food into liquid mixture.
Bibliography
Websites
http://kidshealth.org/kid/cancer_center/HTBW/digestive_system.html
http://library.thinkquest.org/28807/data/dig1.html
http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112390/digestive_system.htm
http://kidshealth.org/misc/movie/bodybasics/digestive_system.html
Pictures http://www.riversideonline.com/source/images/image_popu
p/r7_smallintestine.jpg http://www.medicalook.com/systems_images/Large_intestin
e_large.gif http://img.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_asse
ts/site_images/articles/image_article_collections/anatomy_pages/liver_illustration.jpg
http://www.find-healthy-food.com/Diseases-Conditions/digestive-system.jpg
Bibliography
More Pictures http://www.yourdictionary.com/images/main/A4stomac.jpg http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/images/ency/fulls
ize/8883.jpg http://www.genesishealth.com/img/ewebeditor/E_digestiv.jp
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