https://padlet.com/gemmaa74/czyhg58fplro2g3o en-us 2021-06-01 21:34:55 UTC 2025-11-09 05:40:38 UTC hello@padlet.com gemmaa74 https://padlet.com/gemmaa74/czyhg58fplro2g3o/wish/1577696179 The food enters the mouth. ]]> 2021-06-01 21:37:37 UTC https://padlet.com/gemmaa74/czyhg58fplro2g3o/wish/1577696179 gemmaa74 https://padlet.com/gemmaa74/czyhg58fplro2g3o/wish/1577701853 2021-06-01 21:41:27 UTC https://padlet.com/gemmaa74/czyhg58fplro2g3o/wish/1577701853 gemmaa74 https://padlet.com/gemmaa74/czyhg58fplro2g3o/wish/1577703577 Teeth mash and cut food to break it into smaller pieces. Specifically, incisors and canines are used for cutting food; and premolars and molars are used for grinding food. ]]> 2021-06-01 21:42:42 UTC https://padlet.com/gemmaa74/czyhg58fplro2g3o/wish/1577703577 gemmaa74 https://padlet.com/gemmaa74/czyhg58fplro2g3o/wish/1577708246 The production of saliva then begins, triggered by the presence of food. The saliva contains enzymes (the main one being amylase) which helps with the breakdown of food. The mucus lubricates the food to help it travel easily. ]]> 2021-06-01 21:45:56 UTC https://padlet.com/gemmaa74/czyhg58fplro2g3o/wish/1577708246 gemmaa74 https://padlet.com/gemmaa74/czyhg58fplro2g3o/wish/1577714554 The enzymes and the mucus aid the food in being formed into a bolus (ball). Then, the food is pushed to the back of the throat by the tongue and mouth to be swallowed.]]> 2021-06-01 21:49:50 UTC https://padlet.com/gemmaa74/czyhg58fplro2g3o/wish/1577714554 gemmaa74 https://padlet.com/gemmaa74/czyhg58fplro2g3o/wish/1577717534 2021-06-01 21:52:02 UTC https://padlet.com/gemmaa74/czyhg58fplro2g3o/wish/1577717534 gemmaa74 https://padlet.com/gemmaa74/czyhg58fplro2g3o/wish/1577719084 Once the food is done in the mouth, it enters the pharynx.]]> 2021-06-01 21:53:06 UTC https://padlet.com/gemmaa74/czyhg58fplro2g3o/wish/1577719084 gemmaa74 https://padlet.com/gemmaa74/czyhg58fplro2g3o/wish/1577722604 In order for the the food to then continue down to the esophagus, the soft palate rises up. ]]> 2021-06-01 21:55:39 UTC https://padlet.com/gemmaa74/czyhg58fplro2g3o/wish/1577722604 gemmaa74 https://padlet.com/gemmaa74/czyhg58fplro2g3o/wish/1577724274 While this is happening, to prevent food from entering the lungs, the larynx raises up to allow the epiglottis to cover the glottis. ]]> 2021-06-01 21:56:50 UTC https://padlet.com/gemmaa74/czyhg58fplro2g3o/wish/1577724274 gemmaa74 https://padlet.com/gemmaa74/czyhg58fplro2g3o/wish/1577726642 The esophagus then carries the food from the pharynx to the stomach, with the help of wave-like contractions called peristalsis which push the food down.]]> 2021-06-01 21:58:32 UTC https://padlet.com/gemmaa74/czyhg58fplro2g3o/wish/1577726642 gemmaa74 https://padlet.com/gemmaa74/czyhg58fplro2g3o/wish/1580370786 Digestion then continues in the stomach. When the gastroesophageal sphincter (cicular muscle) is relaxed, food can enter the stomach. Gastric juice is also released, and this helps to protect the stomach from acid and digestive enzymes.]]> 2021-06-02 18:09:38 UTC https://padlet.com/gemmaa74/czyhg58fplro2g3o/wish/1580370786 gemmaa74 https://padlet.com/gemmaa74/czyhg58fplro2g3o/wish/1580389117 2021-06-02 18:16:02 UTC https://padlet.com/gemmaa74/czyhg58fplro2g3o/wish/1580389117 gemmaa74 https://padlet.com/gemmaa74/czyhg58fplro2g3o/wish/1580400392 Things like water are absorbed in the stomach and large intestine. Things like vitamins and minerals are also absorbed in the large intestine. However, ~95% of nutrient molecules are absorbed in the small intestine.]]> 2021-06-02 18:20:12 UTC https://padlet.com/gemmaa74/czyhg58fplro2g3o/wish/1580400392 gemmaa74 https://padlet.com/gemmaa74/czyhg58fplro2g3o/wish/1580403682 The tissue in the small intestine is covered with villi and microvilli, which make a large area for absorption.]]> 2021-06-02 18:21:19 UTC https://padlet.com/gemmaa74/czyhg58fplro2g3o/wish/1580403682 gemmaa74 https://padlet.com/gemmaa74/czyhg58fplro2g3o/wish/1580409185 2021-06-02 18:23:21 UTC https://padlet.com/gemmaa74/czyhg58fplro2g3o/wish/1580409185 gemmaa74 https://padlet.com/gemmaa74/czyhg58fplro2g3o/wish/1580413815 Undigested food is stored in the rectum, which is the lower part of the large intestine. ]]> 2021-06-02 18:25:06 UTC https://padlet.com/gemmaa74/czyhg58fplro2g3o/wish/1580413815 gemmaa74 https://padlet.com/gemmaa74/czyhg58fplro2g3o/wish/1580417480 The nutrients then pass into our bloodstream.]]> 2021-06-02 18:26:29 UTC https://padlet.com/gemmaa74/czyhg58fplro2g3o/wish/1580417480 gemmaa74 https://padlet.com/gemmaa74/czyhg58fplro2g3o/wish/1580420604 Food comes out of the rectum and through the anus as feces.]]> 2021-06-02 18:27:39 UTC https://padlet.com/gemmaa74/czyhg58fplro2g3o/wish/1580420604