Watch the Ted talk and answer the questions:

TED TALK: “How your digestive system works”
https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-your-digestive-system-works-emma-bryce


How much food a day does an average person eat?
2. What is the main task of the digestion systems?
3. Which 3 organs break down food using special juices?
4. How much saliva do your glands produce a day?
5. After you chew food, what is the lump of moist food called?
6. What is the 25-centimeter-long tube called?
7. What are 2 substances released in the stomach that help break down food?
8. What is chyme?
9. Bile is sent to the gallbladder, which releases bile into the beginning part of the small intestine,
what is this bile breaking down?
10. The small intestines are lined with villi (to increase surface area) what is their purpose?
11. What is our large intestine known as?
12. On average, how many hours does is take the bolus to go through your digestive system and to
be released from the body as waste?
13. What are TWO new vocabulary words you learned?
14. Explain in 1-2 Sentences how the digestive system works?