Download The Digestive System

Name _____________________________
Period _________
The Digestive System
1. Separate the papers with the illustrations of the human digestive system organs.
2. Color the parts of the human digestive system in the following way:
a. BLUE — Mouth, Esophagus, Stomach, Small Intestines
b. PINK or RED — Digestive Glands: Salivary Glands, Pancreas
c. BROWN — Digestive Gland: Liver
d. GREEN — Digestive Glands: Gall Bladder, Bile Duct
e. YELLOW — Large Intestines, Appendix
3. Cut out the organs of the Human Digestive System and place them on your poster paper.
4. Cut out the organ labels — names of the digestive system organs — and place them
correctly on your poster. Be sure to include an explanation of the function of the organ.
5. Cut out the digestive enzyme processes and place them correctly on your poster. (you may
need to research where each type of food is broken down)
6. Include a title, your name and class period on the front of the Poster.
7. Answer the Summary Questions Staple to your rubric. These will count as an additional quiz
grade.
8. Be sure to hand in your RUBRIC, with your name on it, when you hand in your poster.
Name:______________________________________
SUMMARY QUESTIONS
1. Why is digestion a necessary process?
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2. Digestion starts in the mouth. What two digestive processes occur there?
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3. What is the main function of the stomach? How does it perform this function?
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4. Name the connecting organ between the mouth and the stomach. _____________________
5. Name the involuntary muscle movement that moves food through the digestive system.
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6. Why are the salivary glands, pancreas, liver, and gall bladder considered accessory glands of the
digestives system?
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7. What is the main function of the gallbladder? Why can we live without our gall bladder?
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8. Why are the small intestines very long? How does it help it to do its function?
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9. By what process does food move from the small intestines to the blood stream so it can be circulated to
the rest of the body?
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10. What is the main function of the large intestines?
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11. What are the functions of the bacteria that live in the large intestines?
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12. Cellulose (plant material & fiber) is mostly indigestible, but it is still important for us to eat. What
purpose does it serve?
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mouth
anus
stomach
esophagus
large
intestine
small
intestine
gallbladder
liver
rectum
pancreas
pharynx
salivary
glands