THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM LESSON ESSENTIAL QUESTION: WHERE DOES MOST OF OUR DIGESTION TAKE PLACE ?

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THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM LESSON ESSENTIAL QUESTION: WHERE DOES MOST OF OUR DIGESTION TAKE PLACE ?

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THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

LESSON ESSENTIAL QUESTION: WHERE DOES MOST OF OUR

DIGESTION TAKE PLACE ?

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DIGESTION STARTS IN THE MOUTH

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ESOPHAGUS

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STOMACH

MUSCULAR ORGAN CONTAINS GASTRIC JUICES ACID

CHURNS TO DIGEST TAKES ABOUT 4 HOURS

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SMALL INTESTINES* WHERE MOST DIGESTION TAKES PLACE ! SEE LESSON EQ!

ABOUT 20 FEET LONG NUTRIENTS ABSORBED DIRECTLY INTO THE BLOODSTREAM

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LARGE INTESTINESAKA COLON

ABSORBS WATER DRIES OUT AND TURNS LIQUID INTO FECES

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PROBLEMS OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

INDIGESTION – FOOD NOT ALL DIGESTED

HEARTBURN – STOMACH ACID ENTERS THE ESOPHAGUS

DIARRHEA – FECES ARE LIQUID AND PASSED OFTEN

CONSTIPATION - FECES ARE HARD AND DIFFICULT TO PASS