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The Digestive System Purpose: Break down nutrients and remove wastes Section: The Digestive System How does your cardiovascular system get the nutrients that it carries to your cells? Describe as best you can the process that turns food into nutrients that cells can use. What are the parts of the digestive system? What are their roles/functions? Series of Events: a. Read Chapter b. Complete timeline as you read Chapter 3.1 Structure/Function Activity: a. trace the body b. label the parts c. identify the functions and why they are important for the body to work. Where does food go? Saliva – What is it for? Pharynx Esophagus The Stomach Pancreas – (protects) • Secretes juices to help neutralize the acidic chyme Liver • Makes bile to break up fat • Stores nutrients • Breaks down toxins Gallbladder •Stores the bile made from the liver •Squeezes bile into small intestine for fat breakdown. Large Intestines – Adios • Absorbs water Are you funny? Write a comic strip detailing the path a morsel of food takes through the digestive system. Guidelines: 1. terms 2. functions 3. correct pathway 4. Use 1st person Example: Example 2: The END Digestion Class Activity Demonstration a. Break it Up! Saltine Lab a. Chemical and Mechanical Digestion Compare and Contrast
