https://padlet.com/stowill/70yxpuiiv70i9o5z en-us 2023-07-19 09:21:51 UTC 2023-08-14 00:43:19 UTC hello@padlet.com stowill https://padlet.com/stowill/70yxpuiiv70i9o5z/wish/2647809324 The stomach wall produces gastric juice (hydrochloric acid and enzymes) that digests proteins. The stomach acts like a concrete mixer, churning and mixing food with gastric juice to form chyme — a thick, soupy liquid.]]> 2023-07-19 09:22:39 UTC https://padlet.com/stowill/70yxpuiiv70i9o5z/wish/2647809324 stowill https://padlet.com/stowill/70yxpuiiv70i9o5z/wish/2647809500 The liver has many functions, but its main job within the digestive system is to process the nutrients absorbed from the small intestine. Bile from the liver secreted into the small intestine also plays an important role in digesting fat and some vitamins. The liver is your body's chemical "factory."]]> 2023-07-19 09:23:08 UTC https://padlet.com/stowill/70yxpuiiv70i9o5z/wish/2647809500 stowill https://padlet.com/stowill/70yxpuiiv70i9o5z/wish/2647809720 The oesophagus is the muscular tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach after it is swallowed. A ring of muscle at the end of the oesophagus relaxes to let food into the stomach and contracts to prevent stomach contents from escaping back up the oesophagus.]]> 2023-07-19 09:23:46 UTC https://padlet.com/stowill/70yxpuiiv70i9o5z/wish/2647809720 stowill https://padlet.com/stowill/70yxpuiiv70i9o5z/wish/2647809972 The gallbladder stores bile, a thick liquid that's produced by the liver to help us digest fat. When we eat, the gallbladder's thin, muscular lining squeezes bile into the small intestine through the main bile duct. The more fat we eat, the more bile the gallbladder injects into the digestive tract.]]> 2023-07-19 09:24:28 UTC https://padlet.com/stowill/70yxpuiiv70i9o5z/wish/2647809972 stowill https://padlet.com/stowill/70yxpuiiv70i9o5z/wish/2647810310 The small intestine absorbs most of the nutrients in your food, and your circulatory system passes them on to other parts of your body to store or use. Special cells help absorbed nutrients cross the intestinal lining into your bloodstream.]]> 2023-07-19 09:25:18 UTC https://padlet.com/stowill/70yxpuiiv70i9o5z/wish/2647810310 stowill https://padlet.com/stowill/70yxpuiiv70i9o5z/wish/2647810451 Large Intestine (Colon) The large intestine includes the colon, rectum and anus. It's all one, long tube that continues from the small intestine as food nears the end of its journey through your digestive system. The large intestine turns food waste into stool and passes it from the body when you poop.]]> 2023-07-19 09:25:38 UTC https://padlet.com/stowill/70yxpuiiv70i9o5z/wish/2647810451 stowill https://padlet.com/stowill/70yxpuiiv70i9o5z/wish/2647810792 It is located inside your abdomen, just behind your stomach. It's about the size of your hand. During digestion, your pancreas makes pancreatic juices called enzymes. These enzymes break down sugars, fats, and starches. Your pancreas also helps your digestive system by making hormones.]]> 2023-07-19 09:26:35 UTC https://padlet.com/stowill/70yxpuiiv70i9o5z/wish/2647810792 stowill https://padlet.com/stowill/70yxpuiiv70i9o5z/wish/2647811279 Anus: The last part of the digestive tract, the anus, consists of pelvic floor muscles and two anal sphincters (internal and external). Together their jobs are to detect rectal contents, whether they are liquid, gas or solid, and then control when stool should and shouldn't be excreted from your body.]]> 2023-07-19 09:27:24 UTC https://padlet.com/stowill/70yxpuiiv70i9o5z/wish/2647811279 stowill https://padlet.com/stowill/70yxpuiiv70i9o5z/wish/2648122848 The lungs and respiratory system allow us to breathe. They bring oxygen into our bodies (called inspiration, or inhalation) and send carbon dioxide out (called expiration, or exhalation). This exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide is called respiration.]]> 2023-07-19 22:49:38 UTC https://padlet.com/stowill/70yxpuiiv70i9o5z/wish/2648122848 stowill https://padlet.com/stowill/70yxpuiiv70i9o5z/wish/2648122937 The purpose of the rib cage is to be the attachment for our respiratory muscles in order to aid in breathing, as well as, serve as a protective shield for the vital organs (the heart, lungs, and major blood vessels).]]> 2023-07-19 22:50:06 UTC https://padlet.com/stowill/70yxpuiiv70i9o5z/wish/2648122937 stowill https://padlet.com/stowill/70yxpuiiv70i9o5z/wish/2648215074 The diaphragm plays a critical role in the respiratory system. When you breathe in, your diaphragm contracts (tightens) and flattens, moving down towards your abdomen. This movement creates a vacuum in your chest, allowing your chest to expand (get bigger) and pull in air.]]> 2023-07-20 01:22:16 UTC https://padlet.com/stowill/70yxpuiiv70i9o5z/wish/2648215074 stowill https://padlet.com/stowill/70yxpuiiv70i9o5z/wish/2648486672 Mouth. The digestive process starts in your mouth when you chew. Your salivary glands make saliva, a digestive juice, which moistens food so it moves more easily through your esophagus into your stomach. Saliva also has an enzyme that begins to break down starches in your food.]]> 2023-07-20 07:58:50 UTC https://padlet.com/stowill/70yxpuiiv70i9o5z/wish/2648486672 stowill https://padlet.com/stowill/70yxpuiiv70i9o5z/wish/2654117396  It is a hollow cup-shaped cavity in the lung parenchyma, where gas exchange takes place. Lung alveoli are found in the acini at the beginning of the respiratory zone.]]> 2023-08-01 11:07:47 UTC https://padlet.com/stowill/70yxpuiiv70i9o5z/wish/2654117396 stowill https://padlet.com/stowill/70yxpuiiv70i9o5z/wish/2654117541 Your bronchi (BRAWN-kai) are the large tubes that connect to your trachea (windpipe) and direct the air you breathe to your right and left lungs. They are in your chest. Bronchi is the plural form of bronchus. The left bronchus carries air to your left lung.21 ]]> 2023-08-01 11:08:17 UTC https://padlet.com/stowill/70yxpuiiv70i9o5z/wish/2654117541 stowill https://padlet.com/stowill/70yxpuiiv70i9o5z/wish/2654122036 The epiglottis is flap of cartilage located in the throat behind the tongue and in front of the larynx. The epiglottis is usually upright at rest allowing air to pass into the larynx and lungs]]> 2023-08-01 11:22:32 UTC https://padlet.com/stowill/70yxpuiiv70i9o5z/wish/2654122036 stowill https://padlet.com/stowill/70yxpuiiv70i9o5z/wish/2654122150 The nasal cavity functions to humidify, warm, filter, and act as a conduit for inspired air, as well as protect the respiratory tract through the use of the mucociliary system. The nasal cavity also houses the receptors responsible for olfaction.]]> 2023-08-01 11:22:55 UTC https://padlet.com/stowill/70yxpuiiv70i9o5z/wish/2654122150 stowill https://padlet.com/stowill/70yxpuiiv70i9o5z/wish/2654122304 Either of two external openings of the nasal cavity in vertebrates that admit air to the lungs and smells to the olfactory nerves.

]]> 2023-08-01 11:23:24 UTC https://padlet.com/stowill/70yxpuiiv70i9o5z/wish/2654122304 stowill https://padlet.com/stowill/70yxpuiiv70i9o5z/wish/2654122506 The pharynx, usually called the throat, is part of the respiratory system and digestive system. It carries air, food and fluid down from the nose and mouth. The pharynx is the site of common illnesses, including sore throat and tonsillitis.13 Oc]]> 2023-08-01 11:23:58 UTC https://padlet.com/stowill/70yxpuiiv70i9o5z/wish/2654122506 stowill https://padlet.com/stowill/70yxpuiiv70i9o5z/wish/2654122641 What is the larynx? Your larynx is part of your respiratory system. It's a hollow tube that lets air pass from your throat (pharynx) to your trachea on the way to your lungs. It also contains your vocal cords and is essential to human speech, so it's often called the voice box.]]> 2023-08-01 11:24:21 UTC https://padlet.com/stowill/70yxpuiiv70i9o5z/wish/2654122641 stowill https://padlet.com/stowill/70yxpuiiv70i9o5z/wish/2654122779 What is the trachea? Your trachea (TRAY-kee-uh) is a long, U-shaped tube that connects your larynx (voice box) to your lungs. The trachea is often called the windpipe. It's a key part of your respiratory system. When you breathe in, air travels from your nose or mouth through your larynx.]]> 2023-08-01 11:24:49 UTC https://padlet.com/stowill/70yxpuiiv70i9o5z/wish/2654122779 stowill https://padlet.com/stowill/70yxpuiiv70i9o5z/wish/2654123499 The pleural cavity is a fluid filled space that surrounds the lungs. It is found in the thorax, separating the lungs from its surrounding structures such as the thoracic cage and intercostal spaces, the mediastinum and the diaphragm. The pleural cavity is bounded by a double layered serous membrane called pleura.]]> 2023-08-01 11:26:54 UTC https://padlet.com/stowill/70yxpuiiv70i9o5z/wish/2654123499 stowill https://padlet.com/stowill/70yxpuiiv70i9o5z/wish/2654123845 In your lungs, the main airways, called bronchi, branch off into smaller and smaller passageways. The smallest airways, called bronchioles, lead to tiny air sacs called alveoli.]]> 2023-08-01 11:28:01 UTC https://padlet.com/stowill/70yxpuiiv70i9o5z/wish/2654123845 https://padlet.com/stowill/70yxpuiiv70i9o5z/wish/2661040969 2023-08-14 00:42:42 UTC https://padlet.com/stowill/70yxpuiiv70i9o5z/wish/2661040969