PPT-The Digestive System

The digestive system is a group of organs that work together to digest food so that it can be used by the body The digestive tract is a series of tubelike organs that include your . A. Bacterial Diseases of the Upper Digestive Tract (Mouth & Stomach). 1. Tooth Decay (dental caries). A) This is an endogenous infection . 1) Most common infectious disease of humans . 2) Young are more susceptible than old. Objectives. :. You . will use and understand the scientific process for groups experiments. Students will gain a full understanding of how the digestive and excretory system work in their own bodies. Essential Question. What are the structures of the digestive system?. 2.07 Remember the structures of the . digestive . system. 2. Structures of the digestive system. Digestive system. Also known as:. A. Bacterial Diseases of the Upper Digestive Tract (Mouth & Stomach). 1. Tooth Decay (dental caries). A) This is an endogenous infection . 1) Most common infectious disease of humans . 2) Young are more susceptible than old. The . digestive system . is involved in the ingestion and digestion of food and elimination of indigestible material.. Digestion takes place within the . digestive tract. , which begins with the mouth and ends with the anus.. Section 1: Overview of the Digestive System (pp. 852-854). Two groups of organs. :. . 1) . Alimentary. canal. . - also known as . gastrointestinal. or . GI. tract. . - . digests. & . Systems Key. I. The . Respiratory System. Define . respiratory system.. The system that functions to get oxygen from the environment and remove carbon dioxide and other waste products.. I. The Respiratory System. the human body systems . interact? . Today I will learn about the integumentary and lymphatic systems because both systems are responsible for protecting the human body from . disease. .. Fact or Fiction? (7 minutes). . Qattan. 2. The GI tract. . (gastrointestinal tract). . Mouth. Pharynx. Esophagus. Stomach. Small intestine. Large intestine. Anus. The accessory digestive organs. Supply secretions contributing to the breakdown of food. Main Function of the digestive system. Digestion. - the process by which your body breaks down the food you eat into substances that it can take absorb (take in) and use.. Organs of the Digestive system. 2.08 Understand the functions and disorders of the digestive system. Essential questions. What are the functions of the digestive system?. How do the functions of chemical and physical digestion interrelate?. continual supply . of water, electrolytes, and . nutrients.To. achieve . this requires . (. 1) movement of food through. the alimentary tract; (2) secretion of digestive juices. and digestion of the food; (3) absorption of water,. Ingestion: . The in take of food into the digestive tract through the mouth. Mechanical Processing: . The physical manipulation of solid foods into materials that are easier to propel through the digestive tract. Also increases the solid foods surface area which makes them more susceptible to enzyme activity and easier to absorb. . . Digestive system. The digestive system is used to for breaking down foods into nutrients which then pass into the circulatory system and are taken to where they are needed in the body and remained matter are thrown out of the body .