Download Digestion Webquest

Name _________________________________________________________ Date ___________ Period ____ Digestion Webquest
The purpose of this webquest is to identify the specific organs within the
digestive system, identify the roles of enzymes and each organ, and to
determine how food travels through the system. To complete the webquest
click the links, follow the instructions, and answer the questions.
​Lab the digestive system below:
Name _________________________________________________________ Date ___________ Period ____ http://health.howstuffworks.com/adam-200142.htm
1. What is the enzyme found in your stomach?
2. How long does your food stay in your stomach?
3. What is the function of enzymes?
4. What is the function of ​
5. What is the function of ​
in the body?
in the body?
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6. What
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happens when someone who is ​
lactase) eats ice cream?
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/digest/index.htm
: Put the parts together in the digestive system.
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Name _________________________________________________________ Date ___________ Period ____ : Click on “​
” to find out more about each part of the
digestive system. Answer the questions about each part below:
Mouth:
7. TRUE or FALSE: Digestion begins at the mouth?
8. ___________glands make saliva that helps to break down what
nutrient?
Esophagus:
9, What does the esophagus connect?
Stomach:
10. What does the lining of the stomach look like? Is it rough or smooth?
Why do you think so?
Small Intestine:
11. What do you find in the small intestine?
Name _________________________________________________________ Date ___________ Period ____ 12. What is the function of these structures?
Large Intestine:
13. What is the function of the large intestine?
14. Why does it have many folds and bumps?
Rectum:
15. What is the function of the rectum?
http://www.constipationadvice.co.uk/constipation/digestive_system.html
Press play. Record duration of time your food stays in each part of your
digestive system during a normal condition and then a constipated system:
Normal System Time
Mouth
Esophagus
Constipated System Time
Name _________________________________________________________ Date ___________ Period ____ Stomach
Small Intestine
Large Intestine
Rectum
Anus
16. How long is your digestive system?
http://www.medtropolis.com/VBody.asp
Click on English or Spanish. Click on Digestive Tract. Click the Guided Tour.
17.
How long is the alimentary canal?
18.
What does the alimentary canal consist of?
19.
Why is saliva important?
20.
What is chime?
21.
What is the function of bile salts?
Name _________________________________________________________ Date ___________ Period ____ 22.
What happens in the small intestine?