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Worksheetsdigestion of food in the human body
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 7mins
what is the process of taking food into the body?
digestion
swallowing
ingestion
chewing
what is assimilation?
undigested food
digested food products are converted into fluid and solid parts of a cell
food is broken down both physically and chemically
it has buds that can taste different foods
what is the other name for the mouth?
salivary glands
tongue
esophagus
buccal cavity
what are the 4 front teeth called?
incisors
premolars
canines
enamel
what happens inside the stomach?
absorption
a mixture of food and gastric juices
digestion in the small intestine
digestion
where are the pancreas located?
it is near the buccal cavity
The pancreas is a gland
the pancreas is on the right of your abdomen
the pancreas is located just below the stomach
what is saliva?
it helps in mixing saliva with the food
chewing breaks down into smaller pieces
the salivary glands secrete a watery liquid
saliva is a digestive juice
what does the small intestine do?
amino acids
the food mixes with the pancreatic juices and intestinal juices to completely break the proteins
no protein digestion
absorbs water from undigested food
what is elimination?
undigested food residues are egested from the body as semi-solid feces
digested food products
ingestion
the muscular organ that helps you eat food
