The digestive system
A mind map of the parts of the digestive system and their meanings and functions.
- Created by: CaitlinSmith16
- Created on: 08-07-14 19:23
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- The Digestive System
- Anus
- Job
- Exit point for waste.
- What is it?
- The opening at the end of the digestive system from which faeces (poo) leaves the body.
- Job
- Oesophagus
- What is it?
- The long tube between the mouth and the stomach.
- Job
- Squeezes food down to the stomach
- What is it?
- Gall Bladder
- What is it?
- A small sac below the liver. It stores and releases bile into the small intestine
- Job
- To release bile .
- What is it?
- Large Intestine
- What is it?
- The shorter, wider tube that follows into the small intestine.
- Job
- To absorbe the water from the waste.
- What is it?
- Liver
- What is it?
- A large organ which makes bile that neutralises stomach acid.
- Job
- To produce bile.
- What is it?
- Mouth
- What is it?
- The first part of the digestive system, where the food enters the body.
- Job
- Teeth chew food and the tongue pushes the food back to be swallowed
- What is it?
- Pancreas
- What is it?
- A gland below the stomach that makes lots of chemicals called enzymes that help to break down food.
- Job
- to produce enzymes.
- What is it?
- Rectum
- What is it?
- The lower part of the large intestine, where faeces (poo) is stored before it leaves the body
- Job
- To store faeces.
- What is it?
- Small Intestine
- What is it?
- The Long, thin winding tube that food goes through before it leaves the stomach.
- Job
- To break food down into small molecules and absorb it into the blood.
- What is it?
- Stomach
- What is it?
- A sack-like, muscular organ that is attached to the oesophogus. When food enters the stomach, it is churned with lots of acid.
- Job
- to create acid and use enzymes to break down food.
- What is it?
- Anus
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