Download Summary of Digestion in the Mouth and Stomach

Summary of Digestion in the Mouth and Stomach- 25 points
Due on ______________________
You MUST use the following vocabulary words: teeth, tongue, saliva, amylase, enzyme,
starch, sugar, bolus, esophagus, epiglottis, chemical digestion, mechanical
digestion, peristalsis, sphincter, muscles, gastric juice, hydrochloric acid, pepsin,
protein, amino acids, mucus, and chyme Underline the vocabulary words when you
use them!
Makes sure the following questions are answered as you summarize how food gets
digested in the mouth and travels to the stomach:
What nutrient specifically gets broken down in the mouth? (‘food’ is not an acceptable
answer)
What does the nutrient break down into?
What enzyme is at work in the mouth?
What is the job of the tongue?
What process helps food travel down the esophagus?
What is the food called right before it gets swallowed?
What prevents food from entering the trachea or windpipe?
What mechanically digests food in the mouth?
What chemically digests food in the mouth?
Makes sure the following questions are answered as you summarize how food gets
digested in the stomach:
What mechanically digests food in the stomach?
What chemically digests food in the stomach?
What keeps food in the stomach?
What protects the stomach wall?
What nutrient specifically gets broken down/digested in the stomach? (‘food’ is not an
acceptable answer)
What does the nutrient get broken down into?
What is chyme?
Feel free to be creative!!!
Make it fun for extra credit 