Science Powerpoint

1. Digestive System Jomer Ruiz 8-73

2. Digestive System Started working even before you took the first bite Your body gets the nutrients and energy it needs from the food you eat Stores food that you’ve eaten

3. Mouth Food enters the body through the mouth Upper opening for the digestive system

4. Esophagus Moves food from the back of your throat to your stomach Stretchy pipe that's about 10 inches long

5. Liver Produces an important digestive liquid called Bile Removes worn out cells

6. Stomach Slowly empties that liquidy mixture into the small intestine It performs 3 functions

7. Small intestine Breaks down food mixture so your body can absorb vitamins, minerals, proteins, carbohydrates, and fats Small in width but not in length

8. Large intestine Fatter than the small intestine and it's almost the last stop on the digestive tract Takes about 16 hours to finish up the remaining processes of the digestive system

9. Rectum The rectum stores solid waste until it leaves through the body About eight inches long

10. Bibliography http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/digestive_system.html http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body_basics/digestive.html http://www.buzzle.com/articles/digestive-system-for-kids.html http://www.kidinfo.com/health/human_body.html http://www.kidskonnect.com/subject-index/31-health/337-human-body.html

11. Bibliography pictures http://www.infovisual.info/03/057_en.html http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ixi807BB_dQ/SlNTJSF45kI/AAAAAAAAABE/LI8629qnVqs/s400/Mouth+(Human).jpg http://www.nexiumresearch.com/images/digestive_system.jpg http://zap.intergate.ca/images/liver%20image.jpg http://www.rivm.nl/interspeciesinfo/Images/stomach_tcm75-26442.gif http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/images/ency/fullsize/8940.jpg http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/images/ency/fullsize/15873.jpg http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/images/ency/fullsize/9390.jpg