How do humans digest food?

In this lesson, we will learn about the digestive system. We will learn about the different stages, including what happens in the mouth, the stomach, and the intestines. We will also watch a demonstration and be able to explain the digestive system in our own words.

How do humans digest food?

In this lesson, we will learn about the digestive system. We will learn about the different stages, including what happens in the mouth, the stomach, and the intestines. We will also watch a demonstration and be able to explain the digestive system in our own words.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Can label the major components of the digestive system
  2. Describe the function of the different parts of the digestive system
  3. Describe the journey food takes through our digestive system

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4 Questions

Q1.
Which of these does NOT form part of the circulatory process?
Blood
Blood vessels
Heart
Correct answer: Stomach
Q2.
When blood deposits carbon dioxide in the lungs, what does it then pick up?
More blood
Correct answer: Oxygen
Platelets
White blood cells
Q3.
Without your circulatory system, your cells would never receive the oxygen and ___ they need to function.
Carbon dioxide
Correct answer: Food
Platelets
Red blood cells
Q4.
Which of these takes blood back with carbon dioxide to the heart?
Arteries
Correct answer: Veins

4 Questions

Q1.
The digestive system involves a group of organs that helps us get ____ from food to fuel our bodies.
Carbon dioxide
Correct answer: Nutrients
Oxygen
Water
Q2.
What is the substance that mixes with food in the mouth and helps to make it softer and easier to swallow?
Bile acid
Plasma
Correct answer: Saliva
Water
Q3.
The food enters the stomach after going through the ______.
Nose
Correct answer: Oesophagus
Pancreas
Small intestine
Q4.
Which of these deals mostly with waste after nutrients have been absorbed into the bloodstream?
Correct answer: Large intestine
Small intestine

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UnitScience / Human anatomy

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