Digestive System Vocabulary Spider Map
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The Digestive System & Processes
By Oliver Smith
Digestion is the process by which the food we eat is broken down into nutrients that can be used by the body. The digestive system has a number of different, well adapted parts that work together to take food from bite-size to useful molecules that your body can use. The following activities aim to introduce students to this process with fun visual aids.
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Vocabulary activities for the Digestive System definition
Storyboard Text
- STOMACH ACID
- ENZYMES
- VILLI
- Acid secreted into the stomach which aids digestion and kills bacteria is referred to as stomach acid. It normally has a pH between 1.5 and 3.5.
- Enzymes are biological catalysts, soluble protein molecules that speed up chemical reactions in the body.
- Villi are finger-like structures that can be found in the intestines that increase the surface area, and therefore, increase absorption.
- DIGESTION
- The Digestive System
- SALIVA
- Digestion is the process of breaking food down into molecules using both mechanical processes and chemical enzymes that will be used by the body.
- Saliva is a liquid produced in the salivary glands that contains enzymes to start food digestion in the mouth.
Image Attributions
- Normal Small Intestine Mucosa - euthman - (License Attribution )
- Someone's Mouth - cote - (License Attribution )
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