Fact or Fiction The Digestive System

The small intestine is 22 feet long

• True
• False
• The small intestine is 10 feet long

You can eat upside down

• True
• Only on weekends
• False

Stomach acid can burn skin

• True

• False

• It can?

Your mouth secretes 2 liters of saliva per day

• True

• False

• Unsure

Food stays in the stomach for 2-4 hours before it is passed to the small intestine

• True

• False

• It takes 30 mins.

Your digestive system knows when you're stressed

• Only if you have a stomach ache
• False
• True
• It's just a myth

You can shrink your stomach

• True

• False

• Only with surgery

You can live without a gallbladder

• True
• Only for a short period of time
• False
• Depends on the person's age