Organ Function Padlet by Williiam George https://padlet.com/wgeorge4/e8dgjui206w7alxt Honors Biology A block en-us 2020-10-27 14:11:41 UTC 2020-10-27 14:52:44 UTC hello@padlet.com Mouth tstotz1 https://padlet.com/wgeorge4/e8dgjui206w7alxt/wish/865818733 The starting point of Digestion. 
Teeth chew food into smaller pieces,
saliva starts to break down starches in the food. Saliva also moistens food so it can travel more easily down the esophagus.




]]> 2020-10-27 14:17:02 UTC https://padlet.com/wgeorge4/e8dgjui206w7alxt/wish/865818733 Esophagus tstotz1 https://padlet.com/wgeorge4/e8dgjui206w7alxt/wish/865822114 The pipe that delivers food from the mouth to the stomach]]> 2020-10-27 14:17:41 UTC https://padlet.com/wgeorge4/e8dgjui206w7alxt/wish/865822114 Stomach wgeorge4 https://padlet.com/wgeorge4/e8dgjui206w7alxt/wish/865823027 Contains many digestive enzymes + Hydrochloric acids that break down and digest food. 
Contracts and relaxes in order to mix food with the enzymes.


]]> 2020-10-27 14:17:51 UTC https://padlet.com/wgeorge4/e8dgjui206w7alxt/wish/865823027 Pancreas wgeorge4 https://padlet.com/wgeorge4/e8dgjui206w7alxt/wish/865823273 Produces insulin and other enzymes that break down glucose.


]]> 2020-10-27 14:17:55 UTC https://padlet.com/wgeorge4/e8dgjui206w7alxt/wish/865823273 Small Intestine wgeorge4 https://padlet.com/wgeorge4/e8dgjui206w7alxt/wish/865823545 Absorbs nutrients from food into the bloodstream. Contains villi which maximize surface area to aid in this process. 
Also uses enzymes from liver and pancreas.


]]> 2020-10-27 14:17:58 UTC https://padlet.com/wgeorge4/e8dgjui206w7alxt/wish/865823545 Liver tstotz1 https://padlet.com/wgeorge4/e8dgjui206w7alxt/wish/865823850 Creates bile and other enzymes to break down fat.]]> 2020-10-27 14:18:02 UTC https://padlet.com/wgeorge4/e8dgjui206w7alxt/wish/865823850 Large Intestine wgeorge4 https://padlet.com/wgeorge4/e8dgjui206w7alxt/wish/865824470 Absorbs water from the remainder of the food. Pushes waste to the rectum.


]]> 2020-10-27 14:18:09 UTC https://padlet.com/wgeorge4/e8dgjui206w7alxt/wish/865824470 Gallbladder tstotz1 https://padlet.com/wgeorge4/e8dgjui206w7alxt/wish/865824487 delivers and stores bile]]> 2020-10-27 14:18:09 UTC https://padlet.com/wgeorge4/e8dgjui206w7alxt/wish/865824487