1. Function of Mouth, Stomach and Intestines
Laura van WINDEN, Brielle Laramée, Alexandra guerault

2. Mouth
Definition: It is the opening in the lower part of the human face, surrounded by the lips. Food is taken in by there. speech and other sounds are emitted by it.
-the mouth contains organs such as teeth, tongue and the ducts of salivary glands. These organs work together to ingest and digest the food.
-It is where the digesting process begins.

3. Stomach
Definition:
-The stomach is a J-Shaped muscular sac located between the esophagus (which is a long tube between your mouth and the stomach) and the small intestine, that is also part of the digestive system.
Function:
-absorbs food
-turns it into a consistency, making it easier to digest for the rest of your intestines.
-Releases acids and enzymes that break down the food in a chemical way.
-It then releases the food into the small intestines in an organized manner.

4. What are Intestines
-They are small muscular tubes that allows food and the products of digestion to go from the end of your stomach to your anus.
-They are divided into two sections:
*large intestine
*small intestine

5. Small Intestine -it does a big job even though it is very narrow
-it is made up of three segments. these three segments form a passage from your stomach to your large intestine
-by the time food reaches this intestine, it has already been turned into a semi-solid sludge by your stomach. Bye the time it leaves to go to the large intestine, the mixture is quite watery.
-The small intestine absorbs almost all of the nutrients you get from foods In your bloodstream.

6. Large Intestine -5 feet long, broad
-it absorbs water and salts from the material that has not been digested as food.
-It gets rid of any waste products left over
-what is left after that is fiber, dead cells, salt, bile pigments and water. In the large intestines, bacteria feed on this mixture.

7. Fun Facts
-the large intestine is actually shorter than the small intestine.
-in an adult, the small intestine measures about 16 feet and is about 1-2 inches in diameter.
-when you blush, the lining of your stomach also turns red!!!
-At least 12 hours are needed to completely digest the food we ate.

8. Activity (Labelling) A- mouth B- esophagus C- stomach
D- large intestine
E- Small intestine
F- anus

9. Video
view=detail&mid=CDCA703D80D35DF08502CDCA703D80D35DF08502&rvsmid= CDCA703D80D35DF08502CDCA703D80D35DF08502&fsscr=0&FORM=VDFSRV