Digestive System by Nora Crayford https://padlet.com/235254/dd1qtqhppb7k By: Nora and Rachel en-us 2018-02-01 16:08:53 UTC 2018-02-01 17:04:11 UTC hello@padlet.com Parts of the Digestive System 235254 https://padlet.com/235254/dd1qtqhppb7k/wish/227119787 2018-02-01 16:13:09 UTC https://padlet.com/235254/dd1qtqhppb7k/wish/227119787 About the Digestive System 235254 https://padlet.com/235254/dd1qtqhppb7k/wish/227120132 The digestive system is very important to the body. It gets rid of waste, and gives the body water, and nutrients.]]> 2018-02-01 16:13:39 UTC https://padlet.com/235254/dd1qtqhppb7k/wish/227120132 Digestive System Facts 235254 https://padlet.com/235254/dd1qtqhppb7k/wish/227121950
  • The esophagus is about 25 cm long
  • The stomach can hold about 1 liter of food
  • The small intestine is about 22 feet long
  • large intestine is 6 feet
  • It's prone to cancer
  • Stomach rumbling can happen any time, not just when you're hungry
    • ]]>     2018-02-01 16:16:44 UTC https://padlet.com/235254/dd1qtqhppb7k/wish/227121950     About the Liver 235254 https://padlet.com/235254/dd1qtqhppb7k/wish/227141867
  • The biggest internal organ
  • Has 200 functions, including fighting off infections
  • Helps you when you have a cut because it gives it chemicals and enzymes.

    • ]]>     2018-02-01 16:46:22 UTC https://padlet.com/235254/dd1qtqhppb7k/wish/227141867     About the Large Intestine https://padlet.com/235254/dd1qtqhppb7k/wish/227145898
  • The large intestine is actually shorter than the small intestine
  • The intestines are named for how wide they are, not how long they are
  • Ions and nutrients are absorbed in the large intestine
  • Most people can live without a stomach or large intestine, but it is harder to live without a small intestine
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