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=DIGESTIVE SYSTEM WIKI BY: ASHTON MARTINI, EMILY YARNALL, REAGAN DAVIS, AND RYAN KURZ =

PAY ATTENTION BECAUSE THERE WILL BE A FUN EDUCATIONAL QUIZ AT THE END!!!!!!!!
=__STOMACH__= muscle that mashes food into a pulp, helped by chemicals called gastric juices (gastric means: having to do with the stomach). but after a big meal it can stretch to over a gallon. digest itself. ring at the exit of the stomach relaxes and the liquid enters the small intestine.
 * Your stomach is a bag with walls of
 * When empty, your stomach holds barely 17fluid ounces,
 * The stomach lining is protected by mucus so that it does not
 * Once the food has been reduced to a liquid, the muscular



=__LIVER__= chemical for body cells. harmful substances such as: alcohol, and makes new plasma
 * The liver carbohydrates into glucose, the main energy giving
 * Bile is produced/made in the liver.
 * The liver clears the blood of old red blood cells and
 * Your liver is the biggest internal organ in your body.

=__Pancrease__= lies just below your stomach of enzymes in the intestine. releases hormones, and one that releases pancreatic enzymes. bicarbonate, to settle an upset stomach.
 * The pancrease is a large, carrot-shaped gland that
 * The pancreatic enzymes start to work only when they meet other kinds
 * Two main types of tissue are contained within the pancrease, one that
 * The pancreas also secretes the body's own antacid, sodium,

=__GALLBLADDER__= behind the liver and is 3 inches long. bile, which is made in the liver from waste products. and helps the digestion of fats.
 * The Gallbladder is a small hollow bag that lies
 * The gallbladder stores a substance called
 * Your gallbladder can hold 2 fluid onces of bile.
 * Bile is released into your small intestine when we eat,

=__Small and Large Intestine__= chyme by the stomach it enters the small intestine. as it does not spred through the rest of your body. converted into solid waste by the colon, which absorbs excess water. the large intestine has a smaller surface area.
 * Once food has been broken down into liquid
 * Your small intestine is a 20-foot-long tube that is 1 inch wide.
 * The bacteria in your large intestine aren't harmful as long
 * Undigested food in the form of semiliquid chyme is
 * Although the large intestine is much wider than the small intestine
 * The colon soaks up to 50 fluid ounces of water every day.





=__** Digestive System Poem **__= Digestive system Is part of Growing up and Encountering new Stuff To provide us In learning Very important Education [|Digestive System Quiz] 1.When you chew your food, what is squrted in your mouth? A.Lemon Juice B.Starch C.Enzymes D.Saliva

2.When you swallow your food, where is it passed down to? A.Small intestines B.Liver C.Stomach D.Pancreas

3.What does the stomach take part in doing? A.Takes the food and mashes it up. B.Clears the blood. C.Nothing D.All of the above.

4.Where does the food go after stomach? A.Large intestines B.Small intestines C.Gallblader D.Liver

5.How long are your small intestines? A.20 ft B.2 ft C.5 in D.10 in

6. How much water is soaked up by your colon every day? A. 78 fluid ounces B. 51 fluid ounces C.50 fluid ounces D.60 fluid ounces

7. What is one of the things the liver does? A. Mashes up the food B. Makes bile C. Takes the germs out D. All of the above

8. How much bile does the gallbladder hold? A. 4 gallons B. 10 fluid ounces C. 1 cup D. 2 fluid ounces

9. What vegtable does the pancreas look like? A. Carrot B.Peas C. Green Beans D. Broccli

10. What does the digestive system do? A. Protects against viruses B. Mashes up your food and makes it liquid and solid C. Helps you see D. All of the above

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